Jon, TXS very much for your effort. It made it "a little" clearer!
Regards Göran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "G.R. Crona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 3. november 2003 11:23 Subject: Re: Latin translation | Goran, | | It is far too many years since my days of reading Latin to be able to | translate that "short" forward without pulling out a dictionary. But on | scanning through it, it seems more like a "dedication" than a "forward". | (And I do think "Hunc igitur" might be "Nunc igitur" <g>). The style of the | time was to make a flowery dedication to the patron, and if in Latin it | showed even more respect (even if the patron couldn't read Latin it was a | compliment that the artist assumed he could). | | Chris Madricio was obviously rather important, and Ginzler wanted him to | know how much of his work was due to Chris' inspiration. And the classical | basis in Plato for the music, and the rights of the rulers. And his humble | status as a rustic, and how he owed all his work to his patron. I don't know | what the current name of Briximen is, but that should be easy to look up (I | suspect Brussels). That is the best I can do in a two minute scan. | | Vale feliciter, otherwise known as, | Best, Jon | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "G.R. Crona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:23 AM | Subject: Latin translation | | | Dear List, | | I'm boldly hoping that any of the linguists in this well-informed assembly | might take the trouble to translate this short foreword text for us: | | "Illustrissimo AC Reverendissimo Domino Domino Christophoro Madrucio | Cardinale ac Principe Tridenti Et administratori Briximen. Domino meo | Colendissimo. | | Vetus agricolarum consuetudo fuit, Princeps Illustrissime, ut omnium frugum | primitias Dijs, quibus illas curæ esse existimarent, relligiose libarent, ut | scilicet pietatem erga ipsos hoc pacto testarentur. Hunc igitur ego morem | imitans, hos exiguos meorum laborum fætus tibi nuncupare volui: non alia | mempe de causa. quam ut servi iam diu tibi addictissimi observantiam | clientelaq3 ostenderem: tum etiam, quia tempestiuum arbitratus sum si id | tibi offerrem. quo delectari te, atq3 capi animadverterim. Cuiusmodi estipsa | Musica, Cuius artem, eiusq3 studiosos omnes fovisti semper ac alvisti, | nimirum ratus inter cætera preclara ornamenta, que ad Principem Illustrandum | pertinent, musices studium haud esse aspernandum. Quandoquidem & hec apud | grecos olim tante venerationis cureq3 fuit, presertim ista que in modulata | chordarum pulsatione constat. ut non minus de ea. quam de victu. cultuq3 | corporis precepta sancirent. Hanc Plato Republice necessariam esse credidit. | Lygurgus ille quodq3 sapientissimus legum conditor. rei bellicæ studium sine | musicis modulis, haud recte constare arbitratus est. His itaq3 causis, hec | mea ludicra læta te suscepturum frone spero. Que & si levissima sint, sub | tuis tamen auspicijs prodeuntia graviora honestioraq3 videbuntur, magnamq3 | ex tui nominis celebritate auctoritatem adipiscentur. ideo q3 & inspicientur | forcitam & probabuntur. quia tuo nomine ornata munitaq3 adversus censorum | calumnias erunt tuæ porro humanitatis erit, hoc quidquid est nugarum. non ex | re. sed ex animo metiri nam & Artoxerxi, sordidæ aquæ uter. Summa animi | devotione a rustico delatus, incundissimus. gratissimus q3 fuit. Vale | fæliciter" | | It's from the Gintzler 1547. | | Best Regards | | Göran | | | |
