![]() ![]() It is widely regarded as Virgil's masterpiece and one of the greatest works of Latin literature.Īrma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab orisItaliam fato profugus Laviniaque venitLitora. I sing of arms and of a man: his fatehad made him fugitive he was the firstto journey from the coasts of Troy as faras Italy and the Lavinian shores. Multum ille et terris iactatus et altoVi superum, saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram,Multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbemlnferretque deos Latio, genus unde LatinumAlbanique patres atque altae moenia Romae. Many blows he took on land and sea from the gods above-thanks to cruel Juno's relentless rage-and many losseshe bore in battle too, before he could found a city,bring his gods to Latium, source of the Latin race,the Alban lords and the high walls of Rome. Tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem! How did he violate the will of the Queen of the Gods? What was his offence? Why did she drive a man famous for his piety to such endless hardship and such suffering? Can there be so much anger in the hearts of the heavenly gods?Ĭompare: "In heavenly spirits could such perverseness dwell?" John Milton, Paradise Lost, VI, 788 Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso,quidve dolens, regina deum tot volvere casusinsignem pietate virum, tot adire laboresimpulerit. So hard and huge a task it was to found the Roman people. Nursing an undying wound deep in her heart. Line 95 referring to the Trojans who had died defending their city. Here and there are seen swimmers in the vast abyss.įuror arma ministrat Tum, pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quemconspexere, silent, arrectisque auribus adstant ille regit dictis animos, et pectora mulcet. Rage finds them arms.But then, if they chance to see a man among them,whose devotion and public service lend him weight,they stand there, stock-still with their ears alert ashe rules their furor with his words and calms their passion. O socii-neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum-O passi graviora, dabit deus his quoque finem.įriends and companions,Have we not known hard hours before this?My men, who have endured still greater dangers,God will grant us an end to these as well. Some day, perhaps, remembering even thisWill be a pleasure.Ī joy it will be one day, perhaps, to remember even this. Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these things. ![]() Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum. Through various hazards and events we move.ĭurate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis.Įndure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness. Fairclough) spoken by Aeneas.Įndure the hardships of your present state,Live, and reserve yourselves for better fate. Talia voce refert, curisque ingentibus aegerSpem vultu simulat, premit altum corde dolorem. Screenshot of Vice President Leni Robredo’s interview with writer and talent manager Noel Ferrer on September 24, 2021. Robredo made the statement after Senator Manny Pacquiao and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, two people that she has been talking to, declared their candidacy for the presidency in 2022. In an interview with Radyo Katipunan on Friday, September 24, the Vice President could not help but laugh when she was asked if she was nearing her goal of unifying the opposition. “Tingin ko naman wala namang negotiations na madali (I think there are no negotiations that are easy),” she said. “Alam mo yung sumasayaw ka ng cha-cha? Parang one step forward, two steps back. Ganoon yung nangyayari (It’s like you’re dancing the cha-cha. ![]() It’s like one step forward two steps back. Robredo said there was even a time when she thought she has achieved her goal of a unified opposition but things suddenly changed. “May isang point last week na akala ko sa susunod na araw pwede na kami mag-announce na nagkasundo kami tapos hindi natuloy (There was a time last week when I thought we can finally make an announcement that we have reached an agreement but this did not push through),” she said. So ano siya, rollercoaster ride (There were things like that. It’s like a rollercoaster ride),” she added. Vice President Robredo is yet to decide if she will run for president in 2022. ![]()
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