by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Multas per gentes et multa per aequora...
Language: Latin
Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus advenio has miseras, frater, ad inferias, ut te postremo donarem munere mortis et mutam nequiquam alloquerer cinerem. Quandoquidem fortuna mihi tete abstulit ipsum. Heu miser indigne frater adempte mihi, nunc tamen interea haec, prisco quae more parentum tradita sunt tristi munere ad inferias, accipe fraterno multum manantia fletu, atque in perpetuum, frater, ave atque vale.
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Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title, appears in Carmina, no. 101 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Michael Linton , "Multas per gentes", first performed 2014 [ baritone and piano ], from Carmina Catulli, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) , "Catullus: Carmen CI", appears in Under the Hill, first published 1904 ; composed by Ned Rorem.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , no title, first published 1889
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-16
Line count: 10
Word count: 63