Thus, whoever has followed me and entered into my mode of thought, will not think it so very paradoxical if I say, that supposing it were possible to give a perfectly accurate, complete explanation of music, extending even to particulars, that is to say, a detailed repetition in concepts of what it expresses, this would also be a sufficient repetition and explanation of the world in concepts, or at least entirely parallel to such an explanation, and thus it would be the true philosophy. Consequently the saying of Leibnitz quoted above, which is quite accurate from a lower standpoint, may be parodied in the following way to suit our higher view of music: Musica est exercitium metaphysices occultum nescientis se philosophari animi;
orduan, niri jarraitu zaidanak eta nire pentsatzeko eran sartu denak ez du hain paradoxazko aurkituko, esaten badut, baldin eta lorgarria izango balitz musikaren azalpen guztiz ziur, erbateko eta kasu partikularretaraino iritsiko litzatekeena, horrela berak adierazten duenaren erreprodukzio xehe bat kontzeptutan ematea, hori aldi berean munduaren erreprodukzio eta azalpen behar bestekoa izango litzateke kontzeptutan edo baliokidea, horrela egiazko filosofia izango litzateke eta ondorioz lehen aipaturiko Leibnizen maxima, ikuspuntu beherago batetik guztiz zuzena dena, musikaren gure ikuspuntu garaiagoaren zentzuan honela parodiatu ahal izango genuke:.