by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE)
Translation © by Richard Wilbur (1921 - 2017)
Mordeo mordentes, ultro non mordeo...
Language: Latin
Mordeo mordentes, ultro non mordeo quemquam; Sed sunt mordentum multi mordere parati: Nemo timet morsum, dentes quia non habeo ullos.
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Text Authorship:
- by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE), appears in Aenigmata, no. 44
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-18
Line count: 3
Word count: 20
Language: English after the Latin
I bite when bitten; but because I lack [ ... ]
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Composition:
- Set to music by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "Onion", 1964, first performed 1964 [ voice and piano ], from Eight Riddles from Symphosius, no. 3, 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. 44
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-18
Line count: 3
Word count: 23