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What I heard, as a
young man, in Wagnerian music, had absolutely
nothing to do with Wagner: when I described
Dionysian music, I only described what / had
heard, and I thus translated and transfigured all
that I bore in my own soul into the spirit of the
new art.

Word:

interpreted

Question:

Why did the author's interpretation of Wagnerian music differ from its original intention and instead reflect their own soul and experiences?

Answer (optional):

The author's interpretation of Wagnerian music differed from its original intention and instead reflected their own soul and experiences because they "translated and transfigured all that they bore in their own soul into the spirit of the new art." They admitted that when they described Dionysian music, they were actually describing what they had heard and felt themselves, projecting their own personal experiences onto the music. This led to their interpretation being more about their own emotions and perspectives, rather than capturing the true essence of Wagner's original intentions.