Google| Subject | Re: Asterix latin quotes (was Re: Mickey and Donald) |
| From | TT Arvind |
| Date | 08/20/2004 12:25 (08/20/2004 11:25) |
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Wes ?u Christopher Kreuzer hal!
Christopher KreuzerThis is one of my favourites. "Fortunate beyond bliss are the farmers, if they only knew their happiness!" It's an actual quote from Virgil about the perils of the sea.
1) Roman fleet and Caesar sink pirates:
"O fortunatos nimium, sua si bona norint agricolas!"
2) Pirates run aground after fleeing Asterix and Obelix in rowing boat:"Beaten by the waves, but never sinking". It's particularly funny because it's the motto of Paris.
"Fluctuat nec mergitur."
One from 'Asterix and the Actress'."Prudent in other things" (I think?) I haven't read this book - I haven't even heard of it.
3) After saying they need to be careful:
"Ceterarum rerum prudens."
Two from 'Asterix and Obelix All At Sea'.Again from Virgil. "Fortunate is he who is able to know the causes of things."
4) Look, I only gave him a drink of water:
"Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas."
5) What on Earth did I say wrong?"Extreme rights produce extreme harm". A principle stated by the mediaeval glossators. I don't know the context in the book, unfortunately.
"Summum jus, summa injuria."
One in 'Asterix and the Secret Weapon'."In a fishtail the beautiful woman ends!" From Horatius. Quite appropriate, given that their ship has just been sunk by a platoon of women.
6) Floating in the sea:
"Desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne!"
7) These Gauls are sickening:No translation needed here, I think ;-)
"Sic! Ad nauseum!"
Response: "I'm feeling a bit seasic (sic) myself!"
From 'Asterix in Belgium'"Not everyone is granted the privilege of going to Corinth". A slight variation of one of Horace's epistles.
8) Sailing near the Belgian shore:
"Non licet omnibus adire Corinthum."
It was easy to do this myself since all the quotes were familiar, but the online Annotated Asterix is a great resource for the more obscure references in the comics:
http://openscroll.org/asterix/books/
-- Meneldil
Now let the night be dark for all of me. Let the night be too dark for me to see Into the future. Let what will be, be. - Robert Frost
08/20/2004
