Klarinet Archive - Posting 000078.txt from 2008/06

From: X-CTN-5-MailScanner-jhf@-----.gov
Subj: Re: [kl] Now here's a question that you are not likely to expect
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:37:20 -0400

One thing that would make that first translation a little less confusing
is to hyphenate the compound adjective:

"The muse does not allow the praise-deserving here to die."

Cheers,
--Joe

On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 11:31 -0700, Michael Wilson wrote:
> I have seen it translated as: 'The muse does not allow the praise
> deserving here to die' or more understandably:
> ' The hero who is worthy of her praises, the Muse will not let die'
>
> Mike
>
> Daniel Leeson wrote:
> > Beleive it or not, it is a musicological question. The following inscription
> > (in Latin) appears on an engraving of Mozart. It says, "Dignum laude irum
> > Musa uetat mori." The line is taken from the Greek poet Horace, Carmina IV,
> > 8, 28.
> >
> > Can someone with a better grasp of the classics take a swipe at translating
> > this, please??
> >
> > Dan Leeson
> > dnleeson@-----.net
> > SKYPE: dnleeson

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