Friday, May 6, 2016

Claim for Refund

Non amo te, Sabidi, nec possum dicere quare;
hoc tantum possum dicere, non amo te.

I do not love you, Sabidius, but I can’t say why;
I can only say this, I do not love you.

No, io non t’amo, o Sabidio, ma non so dirti il perché;
questo sol posso dirti, che non ti amo, o Sabidio.

沙比迪,我不爱你但我不知道为什么,
我只能对你说我不爱你。

Martial, Epigrams, Book 1, XXXII
English translation by Holden Caulfield
Chinese translation by 孔子 (Confucius)
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © ShearRayne

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