by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE)
Translation © by Richard Wilbur (1921 - 2017)
Plus ego sustinui quam corpus debuit...
Language: Latin
Plus ego sustinui quam corpus debuit unum; Tres animas habui, quas omnes intus alebam; Abscessere duae, sed tertia paene peregit.
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Text Authorship:
- by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE), appears in Aenigmata, no. 92
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-18
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Word count: 20
Mother of Twins Matches base text
Language: English after the Latin
I have borne more than a body ought to bear [ ... ]
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Composition:
- Set to music by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "Mother of Twins", 1964, first performed 1964 [ voice and piano ], from Eight Riddles from Symphosius, no. 2, confirmed with composer's website
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Wilbur (1921 - 2017), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE), appears in Aenigmata, no. 92
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-18
Line count: 3
Word count: 28