If anyone fancies some 1001 Nights in Latin...

[Pacifica]

Pacifica Translation

Though already busy with another big project, I decided to translate some tales from 1001 Nights into Latin. This may become a book one day. In the meantime, I'll share some excerpts on my page. Here...

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Pacifica Translation

(Pars secunda.) Erant autem in palatio fenestrae prospicientes hortum, e quibus cum Sahzamanus forte spectaret, ecce fores palatii aperiuntur et egrediuntur viginti ancillae et viginti famuli et...

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Pacifica Translation

(Pars tertia.) Quae cum audisset frater eius, "Per Deum te," inquit, "obsecro ut narres cur tibi color redierit." Itaque rettulit omnia quae viderat et "Simula te," inquit, "venatum abire, et clam...

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[Quintilianus]

Well, I'm longing for more now.

 

[Pacifica]

Pacifica Translation

(Pars quarta.) E fonte biberunt et ad quiescendum consederunt. Post horam subito mare turbatur et ex eo exstitit columna nigra quae in caelum usque surgens ad pratum ferebatur. Quod fratres paventes...

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[Pacifica]

If anyone fancies some 1001 Nights

... and some crass misogyny:

https://www.facebook.com/SarahvanderPas/posts/pfbid0vJ33jVFGkdc4Zki1XTC83SbzMtvGcmPX7wiUuCxHf4R8SdfmswtduvwuDcrRY3Qsl

The last sentence of that part is funny, though.

 

[Pacifica]

Pacifica Translation

(Pars sexta.) Statim discesserunt et urbem Sahriari regis rursus petierunt. Ubi cum ingressi palatium essent, Sahriarus uxoris ancillarumque et servorum capita amputavit. Deinde coepit, quotiens...

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[Pacifica]

Pacifica Translation

De asino tauroque et satore (pars prima) "Quidam," inquit, "mercator," pater, "pecuniam et pecora, uxorem et liberos habebat; cui etiam Deus altissimus dedit ut linguas bestiarum volucrumque...

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[Pacifica]

Pacifica Translation

De asino tauroque et satore (pars secunda) "Deinde cum bubulcus pabulum ferens venisset, taurus permodicum edit; cumque eum ad arandum ducere coepisset, infirmum invenit. Mercator vero iussit asinum...

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[Quintilianus]

Is there actually any good Latin translation of this work that's already been done ?

 

[Pacifica]

I briefly searched a while ago and didn't find anything. But, as I said, the search was brief, so I don't really know.

 

[Pacifica]

Pacifica Translation

De asino tauroque et satore (pars tertia) Arcessitis etiam omnibus propinquis uxoris omnibusque vicinis rem narravit dicens se, si cui arcanum suum aperuisset, moriturum esse. Tum qui aderant omnes...

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[kizolk]

Pacifica Translation

De asino tauroque et satore (pars tertia) Arcessitis etiam omnibus propinquis uxoris omnibusque vicinis rem narravit dicens se, si cui arcanum suum aperuisset, moriturum esse. Tum qui aderant omnes...

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Haec ille; quae ut audiit mercator, resipuit et uxorum caedere statuit."

Should that be uxorem or am I missing something?

 

[Pacifica]

Of course. Typo.

 

[Pacifica]

Pacifica Translation

De asino tauroque et satore (pars quarta) Rursusque pater, "Itaque desectis muri virgis cubiculum intravit easque inibi abscondit uxorique, ‘Veni,’ inquit, ‘in cubiculum, ut tibi clam ceteris rem...

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[kizolk]

Pacifica Translation

De asino tauroque et satore (pars quarta) Rursusque pater, "Itaque desectis muri virgis cubiculum intravit easque inibi abscondit uxorique, ‘Veni,’ inquit, ‘in cubiculum, ut tibi clam ceteris rem...

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Tum se fabulam naraturam

If this is another typo (as opposed to a spelling variant; nārō is apparently attested), I'll ask for my editing fee.

By the way, you didn't add the crass misogyny alert this time, but the wife beating happy ending was an interesting one!

 

[Pacifica]

If this is another typo (as opposed to a spelling variant; nārō is apparently attested), I'll ask for my editing fee.

Sigh, yes, it is another typo.

By the way, you didn't add the crass misogyny alert this time, but the wife beating happy ending was an interesting one!

Admittedly this woman deserved it. She was willing to make her husband die just to have her curiosity satisfied! But the whole story is still pretty misogynistic. I hope the whole work isn't like that. Well, Scheherazade will be portrayed in a favorable light at least.

 

[kizolk]

Admittedly this woman deserved it. She was willing to make her husband die just to have her curiosity satisfied!

True! It still a bit baffling that the author(s) thought it was good idea to break out the "happily ever after" phrase after such a scene.

 

[Pacifica]

The Arabic phrase corresponding to et in eodem statu usque ad mortem permanserunt baffled me, but the way. I had to seek the help of a native speaker.

وقعدوا في أسر الأحوال إلى الممات

That's like literally "and they remained in the captivity of the circumstances until death".

 

[Pacifica]

remained

Even more literally, "sat".

 

[Pacifica]

It's a bit weird how, in 1001 Nights, when a wife cheats on her husband, it's always with a slave, and always a black slave, specifically.

Well, "always"... I'm far from having read the whole thing yet. But I've just come across the pattern for the third time.

 

[Pacifica]

I suppose slaves were the most readily available men to wealthy women. And perhaps many slaves were black already at that time, yet not near enough to exclusively black for the mention of color to be redundant.