by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE)
Translation © by Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)
In caput ingredior, quia de pede pendeo...
Language: Latin
In caput ingredior, quia de pede pendeo solo: Vertice tango solum, capitis vestigia signo; Sed multi comites casum patiuntur eundem.
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- by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE), appears in Aenigmata, no. 57 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
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- Also set in English, a translation by Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) , copyright © ; composed by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-18
Line count: 3
Word count: 20
Hobnail
Language: English after the Latin
Hung from a foot, I walk upon my head [ ... ]
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Authorship
- by Richard Wilbur (b. 1921), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Latin by Caelius Firmianus Symphosius (flourished 4th - 5th century CE), appears in Aenigmata, no. 57
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "Hobnail", 1964, first performed 1964 [voice and piano], from Eight Riddles from Symphosius, no. 1, confirmed with composer's website [ sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2018-11-18
Line count: 3
Word count: 26