私は音楽をきくのが好きだし、まして演奏するのはなおさら好きだ。

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English Translation

I like listening to music, and playing music even more.

Furigana

私(わたし)は音楽(おんがく)をきくのが好(す)きだし、まして演奏(えんそう)するのはなおさら好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa ongaku o kiku no ga suki da shi, mashite ensōsuru no wa naosara suki da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

音楽 (おんがく)

music; musical movement

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

危懼 (きく)

fear; misgivings

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

し (し)

(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons

況して (まして)

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

演奏 (えんそう)

musical performance