Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mentula cum doleat puero, tibi, Naevole, culus,
non sum divinus, sed scio quid facias.

Your lad is sore in front
And you itch at the rear;
I’m not clayrvoyant, but
I see things crystal-clear!

Non sono un indovino,
ma se al tuo schiavo duole l’uccello
e a te, Nevolo, il culo,
è facile sapere quello che fai di bello.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 3, LXXI
English translation by Brian Hill
Italian translation by Franco Zagato

Above is “Vaca” by Svjetlan Junaković, from his book “Gran libro de los retratos de animales”, Pontevedra, OQO Editora, 2006. Below is “Margareta van Eyck” (Épouse du Peintre) by Jan van Eyck, 1439.

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