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While reading some lyrics online, I stumbled upon the following phrase:

> これ以上何を失えば 心は許されるの

Which I could myself losely translate as following:

> If I lose **_what_** more (than I already have), will my heart be forgiven?

And this is a translation I found on the internet:

> If I lose any more than this, will my heart be forgiven

Now I'm wondering why これ以上何 means "Any more than this" rather than "What more
than this"

Thanks
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Different meaning of 何?
Their translation is wrong. Yours is accurate.

> If I lose what more (than I already have), will my heart be forgiven?

= My heart will be forgiven if I lose what? (on top of what I already lost)

= What else must I lose for my heart to be forgiven?

(As an aside, I'm not sure whether or not "heart being forgiven" is the best
interpretation for the second part... it seems like it could have some other
possible meanings, e.g. related to
[心を許す](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E5%BF%83%E3%82%92%E8%A8%B1%E3%81%99)?
...Not sure)
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