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Showing posts with label Lingua Inglese. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Multinational corporation management style

Heredem Fabius Labienum ex asse reliquit:
plus meruisse tamen se Labienus ait.

Fabius has left Labienus all his property:
Labienus says, notwithstanding, that he deserved more.

Fabio lasciò Labieno suo erede universale;
eppure Labieno afferma che meritava di più.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 7, LXVI
English translation by ‎Henry George Bohn
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

Artwork © BloodyMenace87

Friday, April 15, 2016

Extrema ratio

Aera domi non sunt, superest hoc, Regule, solum,
ut tua vendamus munera: numquid emis?

My locker’s empty. For a last supply
I’ll sell your presents, Regulus. Will you buy?

In casa non c’è un soldo; null’altro mi resta, o Regolo,
che vendere i tuoi regali. Vuoi comperarli tu?

Martial, Epigrams, Book 7, XVI
English translation by Gary Wills
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

Artwork © miamojolene

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Arecibo message

Et iudex petit et petit patronus.
Solvas censeo, Sexte, creditori.

The judge wants money, and the counsel wants money.
Pay your creditor, Sextus, I should advise.

E vuole il giudice e vuole l’avvocato.
Meglio, o Sesto, pagare il creditore.


Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, XIII
English translation by Henry George Bohn
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © neofotistou

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

It makes me think she has someone to hide

In tenebris luges amissum, Galla, maritum.
Iam plorare pudet te, puto, Galla, virum.

You mourn in darkness, Galla, for your lost husband.
I think, Galla, you are ashamed to weep for him openly.

Solo al buio tu piangi, o Galla, il marito perduto,
perché penso che a piangerlo senti vergogna, o Galla.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 4, LVIII
English translation by Holden Caulfield
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © AVallois

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Half-lip kiss

Basia dimidio quod das mihi, Postume, labro,
laudo: licet demas hinc quoque dimidium.
Vis dare maius adhuc et inenarrabile munus?
Hoc tibi habe totum, Postume, dimidium.

You give me kisses with half your lips, Postumus.
Excellent! You can subtract half from that too.
Wanna do me an even bigger favour, one beyond description?
Keep this whole half for yourself, Postumus.

Che tu mi baci, o Postumo, a mezza bocca, sta bene;
se vuoi, puoi anche togliere metà della metà.
Ma un regalo vuoi farmi anche più grosso, e ineffabile?
Tienti tutta per te, Postumo, quella metà.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, X
English translation by Victoria Rimell
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © laurenenen

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Wisdom in the Waiting

你可以耽搁,但时间不会延迟。
Nǐ kěyǐ dāngē, dàn shíjiān bù huì yánchí.
You may delay, but time will not.

Gaza play time
Photo: AFP/Mohammed Abed

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Don’t ya tell Henry Apple’s got your fly

Abscisa servom quid figis, Pontice, lingua?
Nescis tu populum, quod tacet ille, loqui?

Why cut his tongue out, Ponticus,
And nail your slave upon the cross?
Aren’t you aware that people shout
The very things he can’t let out?

Perché tagliare la lingua al tuo servo, o Pontico?
Non sai tu che il popolo dice ciò che egli tace?

彭帝,你为什么割下你奴隶的舌头?
你不知道虽然他不能说了更多的人会说。

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, LXXXII
English translation by A. G. Carrington
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini
Chinese translation by 蘇洛

Artwork © jessijoke

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Gaude, Zoile

Sancta ducis summi prohibet censura vetatque
moechari. Gaude, Zoile, non futuis.

Our leader’s sacred ban forbids adultery.
Be happy, Zoilus, that you don’t fuck.

La sacra censura
del capo supremo
proibisce l’adulterio.
Godi, Zoilo, tanto sai
tu non chiavi mai.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 6, XCI
English translation by Holden Caulfield
Italian translation by Vianne Rocher

Artwork © Slawekgruca

Thursday, March 31, 2016

When it’s easy and when it’s not

事情在不得不做时很难,在想做时很容易。
Shìqíng zài bùdé bù zuò shí hěn nán, zài xiǎng zuò shí hěn róngyì.
It’s so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to.

Artwork © Cryo-Ridley

No one is wise at all times

Nubere vis Prisco: non miror, Paula: sapisti.
Ducere te non vult Priscus: et ille sapit.

You’d marry Priscus, Paula? Well, you’re wise.
Priscus won’t marry you? Well... he is wise.

Tu vuoi sposare Prisco. Non è meraviglia; sei saggia,
Paola. Ma non ti vuole Prisco; ed è saggio anche lui.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 9, X
English translation by William G. Shepherd
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © SharpayEvans101

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Infantem tibi vir, tibi, Galla, remisit adulter.
Hi, puto non dubie se futuisse negant.

Your husband’s rejected your child,

your lover has too:
Galla, they clearly deny laying a finger on you.

Galla, il marito ed anche l’amante
ti hanno rispedito l’infante.
Entrambi smentiscono così
d’averti chiavato quel dì!

Martial, Epigrams, Book 10, XCV
English translation by John Patrick Sullivan
Italian translation by Franco Zagato


Artwork © Pencilbags

Monday, March 28, 2016

Zero Virgola Novantanove (99 Cents Only Store)

Gentibus in Libycis uxor tua, Galle, male audit
inmodicae foedo crimine avaritiae.
Sed mera narrantur mendacia: non solet illa
accipere omnino. Quid solet ergo? Dare.

All around Libya, Gallo,
your wife has a bad name:
they say she is wild greedy.
That’s not true.
She doesn’t take.
She gives for free.

Tra i popoli di Libia, o Gallo,
tua moglie gode di cattiva fama
e di sfrenata e criminale brama.
Ma sono tutte balle belle e buone.
Il deprecato vizio di prendere non ha.
Al contrario, semplicemente lei si dà.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, LVI
English translation by Alessandra Innocenti
Italian translation by Franco Zagato

Artwork © Karithina

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Zero Virgola Novantanove (99 Cents Only Store)

Nullus in urbe fuit tota qui tangere vellet
uxorem gratis, Caeciliane, tuam,
dum licuit: sed nunc positis custodibus ingens
turba fututorum est: ingenious homo es.

Not one man in town would have wanted to touch
your wife for free, Caecilianus, as long as she was
public game: but now you’ve posted guards, the fuckers
are queuing up: you genius.

Non c’era uno in tutta la città
che volesse gratis la tua metà
quando lei era a disposizione.
Ed ora che l’hai circondata dai mastini
per tua moglie la fila si fa come ai casini.
Ma tu sei veramente un furbacchione!

Martial, Epigrams, Book 1, LXXIII
English translation by Victoria Rimell
Italian translation by Franco Zagato

Back to School

Artwork © Ixilder

学识的妙处在于,谁也无法将它从你那里夺走。
Xuéshì de miào chù zàiyú, shuí yě wúfǎ jiāng tā cóng nǐ nàlǐ duó zǒu.
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Moulage

Dicis formonsam, dicis te, Bassa, puellam.
Istud quae non est dicere, Bassa, solet.

You say, Bassa, that you are beautiful;

You say that you are a girl.
That is what she who is neither is wont to say, Bassa.

Giovane e bella ti dici tu.
Questo lo afferma sempre,
Bassa, chi non lo è più!

Martial, Epigrams, Book 5, XLV

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Never Look Back

Semper cum mihi diceretur esse
secreto mea Polla cum cinaedo,
inrupi, Lupe. Non erat cinaedus.

The current rumor would indict
My Polla and a sodomite.
I caught them. Rumor wasn’t right.

A me si raccontava
che la Polla mia
sovente si appartava
con un culattone.
Un dì faccio irruzione
e aguzzo l’occhio:
altro che finocchio!

Martial, Epigrams, Book 10, XL
English translation by R. L. Barth
Italian translation by Franco Zagato

Artwork © Matthias-Haker

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Dressed for Success

Artwork © Raneyen

自信是成功的第一秘诀。
Zìxìn shì chénggōng de dì yī mìjué.
Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Somewhere, Sometime, Somehow

Artwork © NiemEsiS

有时候你会赢,有时候你则会得到教训。
Yǒu shíhòu nǐ huì yíng, yǒu shíhòu nǐ yě huì dédào jiàoxùn.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Moral insolvency

Sexte, nihil debes, nil debes, Sexte, fatemur.
      Debet enim, si quis solvere, Sexte, potest.

You are not debtor, one and all we say,
      He only owes, who has the power to pay.

Tu non hai debiti, o Sesto; è vero, che tu non ne hai;
      debiti ha, Sesto, colui che soddisfare li può.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, III
English translation by A. L. Francis, M.A. and H. F. Tatum, M.A.
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © wetcanvas

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Panis non conficitur sine farina

Artwork © InThisMoment

抱着下坡的想法爬山,便无法爬上山顶。
Bàozhe xià pō de xiǎngfǎ páshān, biàn wúfǎ pá shàng shāndǐng.
You cannot climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts.