Rumour, an evil | Rumour -- no other evil is swifter than her

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by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 BCE)

Translation © by David Wyatt

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

Rumour, an evil

Language: English after the Latin

Rumour -- no other evil is swifter than her:
She thrives on being quick, and gains strength as she goes;
Small at first through fear, soon she lifts herself to the four winds
And walks on the ground while she hides her head in the clouds.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Latin by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 BCE), appears in Aeneid, part 4
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 45