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Catullus
Catullus Louis Zukofsky and his wife, Celia, experimented with homophonic translations (something pioneered by Pound, I believe) of the Roman poet, Catullus (c.85-54 BC). That is, they tried to get both the meaning and the actual SOUNDS of the Latin across, in English. The results range from the wacky to the impressive. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know Latin—just try sounding out these few lines from poem 8 phonetically: Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire, et quod vides perisse perditum ducas. fulsere quondam candidi tibi soles... (for whole poem in Latin, click here --you can also click through to English translation.) Then read the first lines of Louis Zukofsky's translation aloud: Miss her, Catullus? don't be so inept to rail at what you see perish when perished is the case. Full, sure once, candid the sunny days glowed, solace, when you went about it as your girl would have it, you loved her as no one else shall ever be loved. Billowed in tumultuous joys and affia...
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