Saturday, September 23, 2006
Dulci est patrum est pro patrum mori
Can someone tell me what that means? I was a bit tipsy last night, watching 'rage' on ABC and that quote came up.
I'm not entirely sure whether it was attached to the end of this one music video depicting a war and deaths in 19th century Europe (?) or the music video after it, which I now cannot remember.
But I thought it might mean something like "Sweet is the father who for his father dies"? Or perhaps fatherland?
I texted Joel and Alex, who both study Latin (at like 3 a.m.!) frantically searching for the meaning, and neither could provide me with a sensible answer...
Joel: "Oh it is sweet and proper to die for one's country -Horance" ... "but the first patrum should be decorum"?
--but the first Patrum was patrum... or was I that drunk?
Alex: "Dunno, something like The ways of the father are charming for the father"?
Last message from Joel: "Con pugnis Uerbio"
What does THAT mean?
**By the way, I've handed in my last essay in the overload series!! Back down to four subjects now like a normal uni student! Boy do I have a lot of catching up to do!
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