Hello, and welcome to the first ever Latin Wednesday! (applause and cheering) Well, actually, this is not the start of weekly Latin quotes or anything...I just have a passage from Martial that we had to translate for class today, and I kinda wanted to post it. Enjoy!
Languēbam: sed tū comitātus prōtinus ad mē
vēnisti centum, Symmache, discipulīs.
Centum mē tetigēre manūs aquilōne gelātae:
nōn habuī febrem, Symmache, nunc habeō!
And, I'm guessing that not everyone knows, Latin, so I'm going to attempt to translate this. Please understand that I don't have the "perfect" translation that we went over in class, so what I'm providing is a bit rough...So, please don't smite me down, O gods of Latin! I'm only an Classical Studies Minor!
I was weak: but you attended to me immediately
and brought your hundred students, Symmacus.
One hundred hands chilled by the North Wind touched me:
I did not have a fever, Symmacus, but now I do!
Poor Martial :(
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