by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 BCE)
Fama malum
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Fama malum qua non aliud velocius ullum : Mobilitate viget, viresque adquirit eundo, Parva metu primo, mox sese attollit in auras Ingrediturque solo et caput inter nubila condit.
Text Authorship:
- by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 BCE), appears in Aeneid, part 4 [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):
- by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Fama malum" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Rumour, an evil", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John Dryden) , written 1697
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 27