by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)
Translation © by Andrew Schneider

L'Eufrate, l'Oronte
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
L'Eufrate, l'Oronte  
l'altera sua fronte
al Tebro guerriero
umil piegherà.

Sul Tigri sconfitto
il nome, e l'impero
di cesare invitto
per me regnerà.

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The Euphrates, the Orontes
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
The Euphrates, the Orontes:
these rivers' haughty heads
shall buckle and be humbled
at the might of the Tiber.

Through me shall reign
the name and the empire
of Caesar the Invincible
over the vast Tigris.

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 36