{"id":4772,"date":"2020-11-24T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=4772"},"modified":"2020-12-01T20:37:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T20:37:56","slug":"smells-life-teen-spirit-latin-edition-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/smells-life-teen-spirit-latin-edition-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Smells Life Teen Spirit: Latin Edition II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4776\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Salvete Omnes,<\/p>\n<p>With Thanksgiving just around the corner in the United States, I could have written a blog about all the facets of Thanksgiving-like traditions that the Roman had. However, in all honesty, the idea of ONLY one event\/day\/celebration to celebrate the discovery of their home, &#8220;defeating&#8221; their new homes&#8217; inhabitants, and giving thanks for family, country, and all their well off prospects &#8211; is unheard of. These types of celebrations would be held all year on different anniversaries.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/the-roman-family\/\">The Roman Family<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/roman-religion\/\">Roman Religion<\/a>, or last year&#8217;s post on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/giving-thanks-in-ancient-rome\/\">Giving Thanks in Ancient Rome<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>HOWEVER, this year &#8211; I am hoping to give you something to talk about via Zoom or the dinner table &#8211; depending on your situation. The moment anyone mentions,&#8221;Oh I study Latin&#8221; almost everyone around them sorta tunes them out due to not wanting to engage in someone due to their pretentiousness, being intimidated, not understanding or not caring.<\/p>\n<p>I am about to give you a\u00a0<em>really<\/em> cool way to make Latin relevant by encouraging to share this video and how the translation works below. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Smells Like Teen Spirit Cover In Classical Latin (75 BC to 3rd Century AD) Bardcore\/Medieval style\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbEKIW3pUUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LATIN LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND NOTES:<\/p>\n<p>Salv\u00e9, salv\u00e9, salv\u00e9, parve?<br \/>\n<em>Hello, hello, hello, how low?\u00a0<\/em><strong>parve is the adverb or vocative adjective form of parvus meaning low<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Par\u00e1 p\u00edl\u00eds, trahe am\u00edc\u00f3s<br \/>\n<em>Prepare (your) javelin, bring (your) friends<\/em> <strong>pilis is from pilum for javelin as guns are not present in Ancient Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perdere, fingere fruor<br \/>\n<em>To lose, To devise, it is enjoyable.<\/em> <strong>Often in Latin the verb is the last word in the sentence, in an English translation, we should autocorrect this. Think Latin is similar to Yoda.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perlassus est et superbus<br \/>\n<em>Thoroughly tired is he and arrogant.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Now, this is where we run into some issues &#8211; the endings for perlassus (similar to lassus) and superbus is that they are masculine endings. They should be feminine endings based on the original lyrics of &#8220;She&#8217;s over bored and self-assurend&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00d3 n\u00f3n, cup\u00eddinem sci\u00f3<br \/>\n<em>Oh No! A lusty thing, I know\u00a0<\/em><strong>The word cupidinem is ambivalent on what it is in &#8211; in this case it should be a &#8220;Word&#8221; but truly it is uncertain which is why I said thing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sine l\u00face, angor minus<br \/>\n<em>Without light, torment (is) less.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>I have to say this is one of my favorite word choices. The word angor does not mean danger is means internal danger &#8211; which may have been what lyrics meant all along. However, angor is masculine and so should minus &#8211; &#8220;angor minor&#8221; &#8211; but I imagine exception are made for rhythm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oblect\u00e1te,<\/strong> nunc h\u00edc sumus<br \/>\n<em>Entertain, now here we are <\/em><strong>I have to admit the form of oblectate stumps me. It could be the singular masculine vocative form of the perfect passive participle of <i class=\"Latn mention\">oblect\u014d. <\/i>But then this would mean &#8211; I guess &#8220;(You) entertain (us)! but then why would it be plural vocative: Oblectati \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M\u00e9 senti\u00f3 aeger, stultus<br \/>\n<em>I feel (myself) ill, stupid<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oblect\u00e1te<\/strong>, nunc h\u00edc sumus<br \/>\n<em>Entertain, now here we are <strong>Repeat of the above line.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Barbarus, alb\u00ednus, culex et, mea lib\u00edd\u00f3\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>A Barbarian, an albino, a mosquito and my libido <strong>I know this lyric has caused some issues for many different people. Barbarian, however rude, seems to be the sense the original lyrics were trying to convey. This sense of &#8220;otherness&#8221; or &#8220;foreignness&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hei! Hae, ha ha ha ha!<br \/>\n<em>(Same as in English)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Peior est bonit\u00e1s me\u00e1<br \/>\n<em>(I am the) worst (at) my virtue\/excellence\/goodness <\/em><strong>It looks deceiving but bonitas is singular.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ips\u00f3 m\u00fanere be\u00e1tus sum<br \/>\n<em>For this very gift, I am blessed\u00a0<\/em><strong>Oh! An ablative absolute for &#8220;ipso munere&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Noster globus semper fuit<br \/>\n<em>Our circle always has been\u00a0<\/em><strong>The word globus refers to a globe, sphere but can always mean troop or band so in that sense the English word &#8220;circle&#8221; makes sense.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Et \u00fasque ad f\u00ednem erit<br \/>\n<em>And continuously to (the) end will be\u00a0<\/em><strong>Pretty straight forward, erit is a future tense of esse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Et c\u00far sapere d\u00e9disc\u00f3<br \/>\n<em>And why to taste I forget\/ And I forget why I taste<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0<strong>The verb dedisco can take an infinitve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ita, ut r\u00edd\u00e9re, put\u00f3<br \/>\n<em>Thus, so that I smile\/laugh, I reckon; Oh year, I reckon that it makes me smile<\/em>. <strong>I am having issues with this as it seems to be a result clause (thus the use of ut+ infinitive) but there is no subjunctive in sight. Hmm. Perhaps as seen in some examples ut is used with puto to the effect of &#8220;as I think, in my opinion,&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>D\u00farum r\u00e9bar, d\u00farum r\u00e9r\u00ed<br \/>\n<em>I found it hard, hard to find<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Very nice to use that same verb in both parts of the sentence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O vah, bene, n\u00edl tant\u00ed<br \/>\n<em>Oh yeah, whatever, nothing of measure <\/em><strong>What an elegant way of saying nevermind &#8220;nil tanti&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neg\u00e1ti\u00f3! Neg\u00e1ti\u00f3! Neg\u00e1ti\u00f3! Neg\u00e1ti\u00f3! Neg\u00e1ti\u00f3!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-80gNcl8u8aU-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Salvete Omnes, With Thanksgiving just around the corner in the United States, I could have written a blog about all the facets of Thanksgiving-like traditions that the Roman had. 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