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The ultimate Latin ringtone!

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 14:54 - Popular Latin Phrases, Mottos, Slogans
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This is the actual ringtone (a preview thereof, to be precise) that I use on my smartphone. I created it myself, having completely abandoned all reservations that are usually quite justly associated with the lack of talent, required to compose music... It works for me surprisingly well, because it starts very softly, than a little celestial ringing is added, and finally the music sounds loud and clear. Consequently, the ringing phone does not startle anyone, but rather gradually arises de profundis.

The title of this piece is "Fato Profugus", which is Latin for "driven by fate", the phrase found in the first lines of the Aeneid. So, in a sense, this is the ultimate Latin ringtone :)

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Virgil's Aeneid: which edition NOT to buy

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 14:38 - Books, dictionaries and texts, Latin Translation, Poetry, Literature, Music, Reviews
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A few weeks ago I was at a used bookstore and a very promising title caught my attention: Virgil's Aeneid (Interlinear). The book was in one convenient volume, attractively priced -- something I just don't have yet. I like to have cheap editions of my favorite books, so I can take them places without the fear of loosing or damaging them (I won't take my Mynors to the beach!). Anyways... I opened this Aeneid and discovered that the way this edition was organized simply goes against everything that is good and honorable in this world. They simply translated the Latin text verbatim and then... and then... Well, they rearranged Virgil's text, so that the word order would follow the English translation. For instance, let's take the opening lines:

arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris
Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit
litora.

This "interlinear" text has something like that:

cano arma que virum qui ob oris Troiae primus venit Italiam que litora Lavinia, profugus fato.

Then I remembered that I actually have a copy of Cicero published in this exact manner. I never fully understood the purpose of this pedagogical practice, but it is so much worse when it comes to poetry. So, people, be on the lookout for those "interlinear" texts!

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The Rape of Sabine Women ("Sobbin' Women") -- Popular Culture Rendition of the Myth

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 13:44 - Fine Arts, Jokes and anecdotes, World History: Ancient, Medieval & Modern
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Tell ya 'bout them sobbin' women
Who lived in the Roman days.
It seems that they all went swimmin'
While their men was off to graze.
Well, a Roman troop was ridin' by
And saw them in their "me oh my",
So they took 'em all back home to dry.
Least that's what Plutarch says.
Oh yes!

Lyrics

The movie is "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954)

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Idea for an engraved pen

Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 19:49 - Church (Christian, Ecclesiastical etc.) Latin, Engraved Jewelry and other objects: ideas, Best Latin Quotes, Words of Wisdom, Proverbs and Sayings
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It seems to me that to engrave a pen (or any other object) with one's own name is the pinnacle of self-absorption. How about something inspirational?

Sume calamum, tempera, et scribe velociter

Take your pen, observe my words, and write quickly.

These are the words of Venerable Bede that he addressed to his secretary while on his death-bed.

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