真実と科学者の関係は言葉と詩人の関係に等しいとしばしば言われてきた。

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English Translation

It has often been said that facts are to the scientist what words are to the poet.

Furigana

真実(しんじつ)と科学者(かがくしゃ)の関係(かんけい)は言葉(ことば)と詩人(しじん)の関係(かんけい)に等(ひと)しいとしばしば言(い)われてきた。

Romanji

Shinjitsu to kagakusha no kankei wa kotoba to shijin no kankei ni hitoshii to shibashiba iwaretekita.

Words

真実 (しんじつ、さな、さね)

truth; reality

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

科学者 (かがくしゃ)

scientist

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

詩人 (しじん)

poet

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

等しい (ひとしい)

equal; similar; like; equivalent

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise