Monday, September 25, 2023

Clarke: Latin (20)

Here are some more fables from Clarke's Fabulae Aesopi Selectae, or, Select Fables of Aesop, where you can find English translations of these fables. You can also click here for all the Clarke fables at this blog.


96. De Trabe et Bobus Trahentibus Eam
Ulmea trabs conquerebatur de bobus, dicens, "O ingrati, ego alui vos multo tempore meis frondibus; vero vos trahitis me vestram nutricem per saxa et luta. " Cui boves, "Nostra suspiria et gemitus et simtulus, quo pungimur, possunt docere te, quod inviti trahimus te."
Morale. Haec fabula docet nos ne escandescamus in eos, qui laedunt nos, non sua sponte.



97. De Anguilla Conquerente, quod Infestaretur Magis quam Serpens
Anguilla interrogabat serpentem, cu, cum essent similes atque cognati, hominos tamen insequerentur se potius quam illam. Cui serpens inquit, "Quia raro laedunt me impune."
Morale. Haec fabula indicat eos solere laedi minus qui ulciscuntur.

Anguilla et Serpens


98. De Asino, Simia et Talpa
Asino conquerente quod careret cornibus; vero simia, quod cauda deesset sibi; talpa inquit, "Tacete, cum videas me esse captum oculis."
Morale. Haec fabula eprtinet ad eos qui non sunt contenti sua sorte; qui, si considerarent infortunia aliorum, tolerarent sua aequiore animo.



99. De Nautis Implorantibus Auxilium Sanctorum
Quidam nauta deprehensus in mari subita et atra tempestate, ceteris eius sociis implorantibus auxilium diversorum sanctorum, inquit, "Nescitis quod petitis; etenim, antequam istic sancti conferant se ad Deum pro nostra liberatione, obruemur hac imminenti procella. Confugite igitur ad eum qui absque adminiculo alterius poterit liberare nos a tantis malis." Igitur, auxilio Omnipotentis Dei invocato, illico procella cessavit.
Morale. Ne confugito ad imbecilliores, ubi auxilium potentioris potest haberi.


100. De Piscibus Desilientibus e Sartagine in Prunas
Pisces adhuc vivi coquebantur in sartagine ferventi oleo: unus quorum inquit, "Fratres, fugiamus hinc, ne pereamus." Tum omnes pariter exilientes e sartagine deciderunt in ardentes prunas. Igitur affecti majore dolore damnabant consilium, quod ceperant, dicentes, "Quanto attrociori morte nunc perimus"
Morale. Haec fabula admonet nos ut vitemus praesentia pericula ita, ne incidamus in graviora.


Candidus: Haedus Super Tecto

This is a poem intended for my anthology of Latin Aesopic poetry. I'm accumulating the materials for the anthology in a Google Docs folder, including a document for this poem where you will find vocabulary and notes. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome! You can use the "comment" feature in the Google Doc, which I will be updating with revisions. Today's poem is by Pantaleon Candidus (1540-1608).

Haedus Super Tecto et Lupus

Supra domus tectum sedebat haedulus
Lupoque, obeunti infra, maledixit, cui lupus
"Non tu," inquit, "ast locus maledicit hic mihi."

By locus, the wolf means the little goat's position of safety, out of reach on top of the roof. The idea that what a person says reflects his position of power and/or safety is a recurring them in the fables. Notice how the fable is one long sentence, with a main clause and a relative clause. 

Here is the poem written out in English prose order to help in reading:

haedulus
sedebat
supra tectum domus
et maledixit
lupo,
obeunti infra, 
cui lupus inquit
"non tu
ast locus 
maledicit mihi hic."

And here's the meter marked:

Supra · domus · tectum · sede·bat hae·dulus
Lupo·qu~ obeun·t~ infra · maledix·it, cui · lupus
"Non t~ in·quit, "ast · locus · maledi·cit hic · mihi."

You can find illustrations for the fable here. This illustration is by Conde:



Meanwhile, for more, here are the other Candidus poems I've posted so far here at the blog. :-)

Clark's Latin-English Aesop: Table of Contents

Here is the SoundCloud playlist, and you'll find links below to the individual posts, along with links to the book scan at the Internet Archive:

1Internet Archive: Fables 1-5 post with audio
2Internet Archive: Fables 6-10 post with audio
3Internet Archive: Fables 11-15 post with audio
4Internet Archive: Fables 16-15 post with audio
5Internet Archive: Fables 21-25 post with audio
6Internet Archive: Fables 26-30 post with audio 
7Internet Archive: Fables 31-35 post with audio 
8Internet Archive: Fables 36-40 post with audio 
9Internet Archive: Fables 41-45 post with audio
10Internet Archive: Fables 46-50 post
11Internet Archive: Fables 51-55 post
12Internet Archive: Fables 56-60 post
13Internet Archive: Fables 61-65 post
14Internet Archive: Fables 66-70 post
15Internet Archive: Fables 71-75 post
16Internet Archive: Fables 76-80 post
17Internet Archive: Fables 81-85 post
18Internet Archive: Fables 86-90 post
19Internet Archive: Fables 91-95 post
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