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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Rumpitur innumeris...

Rumpitur innumeris arbos uberrima pomis,
Et subito nimiae praecipitantur opes.


Source: Camerarius 1.13 Me Copia Perdit

Meter: elegiac

rumpo - break, rupture, destroy
innumerus - innumerable, countless, many
arbos - tree
uber - fertile, rich, fruitful
pomum - fruit, apple
et - and
subito - immediately, suddenly, unexpectedly
nimius - excessive, too great, too much
praecipito - cast down, throw headlong
ops - power, resources, wealth

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Nil recitas et vis...

Nil recitas et vis, Mamerce, poeta videri:
quidquid vis esto, dummodo nil recites.


Source: Martial 2.88

Meter: elegiac

nil - nothing
recito - recite, read aloud
et - and
volo - want, wish, will
Mamercus - personal name
poeta - poet
video - see; videor - seem
quidquid - whatever
sum - be, exist
dummodo - so long as, provided that

Robore ab annoso...

Robore ab annoso viscum sanare caducos
Quod valet, est Christi viva figura Dei.


Source: Camerarius 1.12 Rara Iuvant

Meter: elegiac

robur - oak, strength, resolve
ab - from
annosus - aged, old
viscum - mistletoe, bird-lime
sano - cure, heal
caducus - ready to fall, teetering, perishing
quod - because, because of the fact that
valeo - be strong, prevail, be valid
sum - be, exist
Christus - Christ
vivus - living
figura - figure, form, symbol
deus - god

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Dicis amore tui...

Dicis amore tui bellas ardere puellas,
qui faciem sub aqua, Sexte, natantis habes.


Source: Martial 2.87

Meter: elegiac

dico - say, declare
amor - love, affection, passion
tuus - your, of you
bellus - pretty, charming
ardeo - burn, blaze, be in love
puella - girl, young woman
qui, quae, quod - who, which, that
facies - face
sub - under
aqua - water
Sextus - personal name
nato - swim
habeo - have

Maior in adversis...

Maior in adversis virtutis gloria vera est:
Uberior ventis Myrrha agitata fluit.


Source: Camerarius 1.11 Concussa Uberior

Meter: elegiac

magnus - great, large, big
in - in
adversus - opposing, hostile
virtus - excellent, strength, worth
gloria - glory
verus - true, authentic
sum - be, exist
uber - fertile, abundant, fruitful
ventus - wind
Myrha - myrrh, the myrrh tree
agito - shake, stir, agitate
fluo - stream, flow, fall gradually

Monday, April 25, 2011

Hostem cum fugeret...

Hostem cum fugeret, se Fannius ipse peremit.
Hic, rogo, non furor est, ne moriare, mori?


Source: Martial 2.80

Meter: elegiac

hostis - enemy
cum - when
fugio - flee, run away from
se - (him)self
Fannius - personal name
ipse - he, himself
perimo - kill, destroy
hic - this
rogo - ask
non - not, no
furor - madness, fury, rage
sum - be, exist
ne -not, so that not, lest
morior - die