Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Seven Seas

Funera post septem nupsit tibi Galla virorum,
Picentine: sequi vult, puto, Galla viros.

After burying seven husbands, Galla has married you, Picentinus;
Galla wants, I imagine, to follow her husbands.

Dopo avere sepolti ben sette mariti, Galla,
o Picentino, ti sposa. Vuol morire anche lei.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 9, LXXXI
English translation by Alix of Hesse
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

Artwork © Artzychica

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