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Shakespril,
I think I like the English version better. Latin reminds me of a mass service. 'Templum patris' to 'ara puer' . . . 'quidnam corpus'. 'Veni, vidi, veni'.
:-)
Grampa
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Yup! Latin is dying...but for that reason, I wanted to relive the past to share a legacy to mankind with the little I have...
Thanks anyway! I am grateful for every comment you posted in here. I think this is really appreciative of you...
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April Mae
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Shakespirl,
You are a very good writer, good job!
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Hi,
I think that you are a really good writer, but for some reason I didn't feel that there was alot that was special about this. I am sorry if I sounded rude at all. I am looking forward to reading more of your work!
TAYLOR
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Maybe you are right, Taylor! There is just nothing special at all...but the message is clear (I do hope so)...
Hope you are enlightened...
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I think the Latin's just celestial and sparkling to the senses
(not that I know Latin)
And the English translation is so well written
Things said with irony and with meaning so meaningful
by a Bright Star herself
Beautiful work, Shakespril
m n m n I
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Thank you...
I agree...Latin is indeed celestial...
Latin is the language of the classical world...Well, I am glad to know that you appreciate my poem...Enjoy reading! Thanks a lot!
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Though I could only pick out a few words I could understand, after reading the translation, I came to appreciate more your use of latin here.
There is definitely a flavour of joy running through this poem bound up with existence - at once transcendent looking, but no less rooted in the earthly essence of everyday life. Sentiments that call on us no less than the stars you speak to keep looking upwards.
Regarding comments made about the inclusion of Latin here. Maybe . . . these verses mirror on paper what it is we really see when we look up into the night sky. Latin, the now long dead language comes to us as it were (relatively speaking) from out the distant past: while in the starlit heavens above, the light we see not only comes to us from out the distant past but is emitted from stars, which are themselves, long dead !
Viva voce!
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