C. 3
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ÜBER DIE FÜNF VOKALE, DIE DER DOPPELKÖPFIGE ADLER DES KAISERS ALS AUFSCHRIFT TRÄGT
DE QUINQUE VOCALIBUS, QUAE ASCRIBUNTUR AQUILAE BICIPITI CAESARIS
Beschreibung
The poem consists of an interpretation of the five vowels forming the acronym connected to the emperor and his power, symbolized by the eagle.
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| 1 | Lemmata sint aquilae cur sic ascripta bifronti, | Warum der zweigesichtige Adler eine solche Aufschrift trägt, | aquilae...bifronti
the eagle was sacred to Jupiter, the king of the Olympian gods, as well as a prominent symbol used in ancient Rome. The double-headed eagle (aquila bifrons) was used as a symbol of the Holy Roman Empire.
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| 2 | Quae satis obscure quinque elementa notant, | was die fünf Buchstaben auf ziemlich undurchsichtige Weise bezeichnen - | |
| 3 | Si quis scire cupis, paucis, adverte, docebo: | wenn einer das wissen will, werde ich es, pass auf, in wenigen Worten darlegen: | |
| 4 | Hae sunt vocales, rex Federice, tuae. | Es handelt sich um deine Vokale, Fürst Friedrich. | vocales
the poem's structure relies on the five vowels A, E, I, O, U. We know that Frederick III used an acronym formed by the set of five vowels as his motto, which scholarship has interpreted differently. Before his death, the emperor provided the following explanation: 'Alles Erdreich Ist Österreich Untertan', that is 'The whole world is subject to Austria'.
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| 5 | Prima docet, qui nam volucrum regina vocatur, | Der erste gibt an, wie der König der Vögel benannt wird, | Prima
that is, A, the first vowel in the alphabet and the initial of the word aquila "eagle".
volucrum regina
like the vowel A in the alphabet, the eagle holds a prominent position among the other birds.
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| 6 | Signa in perpetuum Caesaris atque Iovis. | der auf ewig das Wahrzeichen von Kaiser und Jupiter ist. | Caesaris atque Iovis
the aquila symbolizes both the emperor's and Jupiter's power (cfr. vv. 5-6).
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| 7 | Proxima, ut imperio fuit haec electa Latino, | Der nächste, wie dieser vom römischen Reich auserwählt wurde, | Proxima...electa
that is E. The vowel is contained in the word electa "chosen". The expression caput mundi expounds Rome's prominent role and supremacy. Rome is defined as Martia since Romulus and Remus were sons of Mars and Rhea Silvia.
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| 8 | Quando caput mundi Martia Roma fuit. | als Rom, das auf Mars zurückgeht, die Hauptstadt der Welt war. | Proxima
that is E. The vowel is contained in the word electa "chosen". The expression caput mundi expounds Rome's prominent role and supremacy. Rome is defined as Martia since Romulus and Remus were sons of Mars and Rhea Silvia.
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| 9 | Tertia iustitiam divini Caesaris addit, | Der dritte bringt die Gerechtigkeit des göttlichen Kaisers ins Spiel, | Tertia iustitiam
that is I, which is contained in the word iustitia “justice”. The emperor is described as a judge, performing his role even better than Minos, the Infernal judge; the expression foci Dictaei indicates Minos’s house, that is the underworld (Dictaeus derives from Mount Dicte, in Crete: Minos was originally the king of the Isle).
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| 10 | Quantam Dictaei non habuere foci. | die so ausgeprägt ist, wie nicht einmal das diktäische Heim sie aufbieten kann. | |
| 11 | Quod superest, aio binas monstrare figuras | Was den Rest betrifft, sage ich, dass die beiden Formen anzeigen, | |
| 12 | Omnia Caesareas uincere posse manus. | dass die Hand des Kaisers über alles zu siegen vermag. | Omnia...uincere
that is O and U. O is the initial of the word omnia, whilst U is the initial of uincere; omnia uincere: "to conquer everything".
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| 13 | Caesar, habes felix, si vero creditur, omen: | Kaiser, du hast, wenn man wirklich daran glaubt, ein glückverheißendes Omen vor dir: | |
| 14 | Aptior est titulis littera nulla tuis. | Keine anderen Buchstaben wären für dein Wahrzeichen angemessener. |
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qui nam leg. : comp. significans qui enim O