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C. 16

(Zingerle Nr. 14)

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In this poem in Sapphic stanzas the poet first lists several mythological and historical figures of antiquity and refuses to sing their praises. Instead, he announces that he wants to praise the glorious deeds of the Emperor Frederick and to increase his fame. Finally, he wishes Frederick and Maximilian a prosperous future.

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Cornelio Paolo Amalteo (1460-1517)

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	Transkribierter Text	Übersetzung
1	Ecquis occurrit fidibus canoris	Bietet sich wohl irgendein Mann oder Held meiner
2	Aut vir aut digna celebrandus heros	wohlklingenden Lyra an, der mit verdienten Lobpreisungen
3	Laude? Quid nostro potius Camenae	gefeiert werden sollte? Was könnten die Musen unserer Zeit	Camenae Latin term indicating the Muses.
4	Tempore dicant?	vorzüglicher besingen?
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5	Bacchus an saevae merito novercae	Soll man Bacchus bedichten oder Herkules, der durch die Schuld	Bacchus Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, equivalent to the Greek Dionysus. , saevae...novercae Juno was Hercules' stepmother and ever since his birth she was a fierce enemy to him: She had induced a madness in him that made him kill his wife and children. To atone for his actions, Heracles had to perform a series of twelve difficult labours in the service of Eurystheus, king of Mycenae.
6	Hercules latum domitor per orbem	der wütenden Stiefmutter als Ungeheuerbezwinger durch die weite	Hercules...domitor Juno was Hercules' stepmother and ever since his birth she was a fierce enemy to him: She had induced a madness in him that made him kill his wife and children. To atone for his actions, Heracles had to perform a series of twelve difficult labours in the service of Eurystheus, king of Mycenae.
7	Fingitur, pinu generosus atque	Welt zog, edel mit seinem Wurfspieß aus Fichtenholz und
8	Robore clavae?	der Kraft seiner Keule?
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9	Quid Iovem dicant totiens poetae	Wozu sollten die Dichter so oft Jupiter besingen,
10	Aut quid Althaeae subolemve Danaes,	wozu sollte die Redekunst den Sohn von Althaia oder	Althaeae the son of Althaia is Meleager, a participant in the journey of the Argonauts and in the hunt of the Calydonian boar and famous for his tragic death. He was supposed to live as long as a certain log was not burned. Since he had killed some relatives of his mother, she burned the log in revenge and thus caused his death. , subolemve Danaes the descendant of Danae is Perseus, one of the greatest heroes and monster slayers of Greek mythology, known for his triumph over Medusa, among other adventures.
11	Sisyphi totum genus et palaestra	den von Danaë, das ganze Geschlecht des Sisyphus	Sisyphi totum genus Sisyphus is considered the founder of Corinth and ancestor of some well-known mythological figures, for example Bellerophon, hero and monster slayer, and Minyas, founder of Orchomenos.
12	Iactet Amyclas?	und Amyklai immer wieder preisen?	Amyclas city in Laconia, seat of Tyndarus, home of famous mythological figures such as the Dioscuri, Helen and Clytemnestra.
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13	Alter antiquos Pelopis nepotes	Ein anderer soll von den antiken Nachkommen des Pelops	Pelopis nepotes Pelops was a son of Tantalus and was the progenitor of the lineage to which Atreus and Thyestes, as well as Agamemnon and Menelaus belonged.
14	Dicat et Colchon vehat Argonautas	erzählen, die Argonauten nach Kolchis segeln lassen,	Colchon...Argonautas the Argonauts, named after their ship Argo, were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece.
15	Nec domum tristis Priami labentem	und auch die untergehende Heimat des unglücklichen Priamus	domum tristis Priami labentem Priamus was the mythical king of Troy, the city that was captured and destroyed by the Greeks after a ten-year war.
16	Carmine linquat.	in seiner Dichtung nicht übergehen.
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17	Scimus errantem patriis Ulixem	Wir kennen Odysseus, wie er fern von seinem	errantem...Ulixem vv. 17-18: Ulysses was the king of Ithaca. The hero participated in the war against Troy and was able to go back home after a long journey. It took Ulysses ten years (spatio bilustri =2 lustra =2x5= c. 10 years) to get back to Ithaca.
18	Finibus longe spatio bilustri,	Vaterland zehn Jahre lang umherirrte,	errantem...Ulixem...spatio bilustri Ulysses was the king of Ithaca. The hero participated in the war against Troy and was able to go back home after a long journey. It took Ulysses ten years (spatio bilustri =2 lustra =2x5= c. 10 years) to get back to Ithaca.
19	Nec minus natum Veneris petentem	und ebenso den Venussohn, wie er nach der Herrschaft	natum Veneris petentem...Itala regna Aeneas, son of Venus, was a Trojan hero. In Virgil's "Aeneid", he travels to Italy and is cast as Romulus’ and Remus’ ancestor.
20	Itala regna.	über Italien griff.	natum Veneris petentem...Itala regna Aeneas, son of Venus, was a Trojan hero. In Virgil's "Aeneid", he travels to Italy and is cast as Romulus’ and Remus’ ancestor.
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21	Alter audacem puerum Philippi	Ein anderer soll über den kühnen Sohn des Philipp	audacem puerum Philippi Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC), son of Philip II of Macedon (382-336 BC). He became legendary for his huge ambitions and his succesful military compaigns, resulting in the creation of the largest empire of the ancient world.
22	Scribat et Croesum tamen haud beatum	schreiben und über den doch nicht so glücklichen Krösus,	Croesum...haud beatum Croesus (c.596-546 BC) was the king of Lydia. In ancient cultures, the name of Croesus became a synonym for a wealthy man. The expression haud beatum ("unhappy") might refer to the destruction of his empire and his capture by Cyrus II.
23	Et gravem Xerxem tepidoque laetum	über den majestätischen Xerxes und Kyros, der sich an warmem	gravem Xerxem Xerses I the Great (519 BC-465 BC), king of Persia.
24	Sanguine Cyrum.	vergossenem Blut erfreute.	Cyrum Cyrus II the Great (600–530 BC), king of Persia. The king is depicted as enjoying blood (laetus tepido sanguine), that is, as cruel. Cyrus significantly expanded the borders of the Persian Empire through military campaigns.
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25	Novimus pridem Libycas cohortes	Wir wissen, unter welchem Feldherrn die libyschen	Libycas cohortes...Quo duce the African (Lybicae) armies indicate the Carthaginians, who fought the Punic Wars (264-146 BC), a series of three wars between Carthage and the Roman Republic, the second one under the command of the famous general Hannibal.
26	Quo duce in gentem ruerint Latinam,	Truppen vor langer Zeit gegen das Volks Latiums anstürmten,	Libycas cohortes...Quo duce the African (Lybicae) armies indicate the Carthaginians, who fought the Punic Wars (264-146 BC), a series of three wars between Carthage and the Roman Republic, the second one under the command of the famous general Hannibal.
27	Scimus et Gallos miserae occupantes	wir wissen auch, wie die Gallier die Mauern des unglückseligen	Gallos miserae occupantes...Moenia Romae the verses refer to the Sack of Rome (390 BC) after the Battle of the Allia, by Brennus, king of the Senone Gauls.
28	Moenia Romae.	Rom eingenommen haben.	Gallos miserae occupantes...Moenia Romae the verses refer to the Sack of Rome (390 BC) after the Battle of the Allia, by Brennus, king of the Senone Gauls.
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29	Notius magno nihil est Quirino,	Nichts ist besser bekannt als der große Quirinus,	Quirino in Roman mythology, Quirinus was an early god of the Roman state.
30	Iulius claret, nitet et Camillus,	Julius erstrahlt in hellem Glanz, Camillus brilliert,	Iulius the most famous Iulius in Roman History is Gaius Julius Caesar (100–44 BC), but his gentil name was also used by earlier prominent members of the gens Julia. , Camillus Marcus Furius Camillus (446–365 BC) was a prominent Roman politician of patrician descent.
31	Et tua aeterna, Cytherea, proles	und ebenso werden deine Nachkommen, Kythereia, auf ewig	tua aeterna, Cytherea, proles reference to the Romans in general, to the gens Iulia in particular, whose ancestor was Aeneas, son of Venus ("Cytherea" is an epithet of the deity, who was worshipped in Cythera, an Aegean island).
32	Ardua fama.	ruhmvoll hervorragen.
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33	Hos satis linguax cecinit vetustas,	All diese hat das wortreiche Altertum schon ausreichend besungen,
34	Invida in nostrum violenter aevum,	voller glühendem Neid auf unser Zeitalter,
35	Ficta quae veris pariter canendo	weil es zur Wahrheit zugleich auch Fiktion
36	Miscet et auget.	mischt und sie dadurch überhöht.
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37	Sit magis, Clio, mihi cura, magnum	Vielmehr sollte mein Bestreben, Clio, darauf gerichtet sein, zunächst	Clio the Muse of History.
38	Caesarem primo tenui referre	zu sanftem Flötenspiel über den großen Kaiser	Caesarem Frederick III.
39	Tibia; quod si mihi praestet ingens	zu berichten; wenn Apollo mir dafür ungeheure
40	Robur Apollo,	Kraft schenkt,	Apollo god of poetry.
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85 mundi corr. Zingerle : mondi O

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