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Carmina Burana: In Taberna
Stanza 1
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In tabernā quandō sumus,
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 quandō: In poetry words can be in unusual places. This word belongs at the very beginning of the
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nōn cūrāmus quid sit humus,
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 quid sit humus: sit is subjunctive. This is an indirect question. Translate it as “what the earth (i.e.,
grave) may be.”
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sed ad lūdum properāmus,
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cui semper īnsūdāmus.
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 cui: The antecedent is lūdum.
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Quid agātur in tabernā,
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 Quid agātur: Another indirect question, “What might be done…”
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ubi nummus est pincerna,
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hoc est opus ut quaerātur,
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 hoc est opus ut quaerātur: Prose word order would be opus est ut hoc quaeratur, which translates
“there is need that this should be sought/inquired.”
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sīc quid loquar audiātur.
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 quid loquar audiatur includes two subjunctive verbs. quid loquar is “what I may say,” audiatur is
“let it be heard.”
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Stanza 2
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Quīdam lūdunt, quīdam bibunt,
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 Quīdam is an indefinite pronoun. It means “a certain one.” But in this line it is plural (see the
plural verb ludunt?) so it means “certain ones” or you can even just say “Some people.”
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quīdam indiscrētē vīvunt.
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Sed in lūdō quī morantur
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 quī morantur: “those who linger.” Word order: In prose “qui” would go before “in ludo,” so
translate “in ludo” after “those who linger.”
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ex hīs quīdam dēnūdantur;
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 denudantur, vestiuntur, induuntur: Note that they are passive. Those who linger are verbed…
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quīdam ibi vestiuntur,
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quīdam saccīs induuntur.
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Ibi nūllus timet mortem,
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sed prō Bacchō mittunt sortem.
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Vocabulary that may be new to you:
taberna, -ae, f. – tavern
humus, -i, f. – earth
insudo, -are, -avi, -atus – to sweat
nummus, -i, m. – coin, cash, money
pincerna, -ae, f. – waiter, bartender
opus est – there is need
quaero, -are, -avi, -atus – to ask, inquire, seek
loquor, loqui, locutus sum – to say, speak
quidam, quaedam, quoddam – a certain one;
some
ludo, ludere, lusi, lusus – to play
bibo, bibere, bibi, bibitus – to drink
indiscrete – indiscreetly; unwisely
vivo, vivere, vixi, victus – to live
moror, morari, moratus sum – to linger
denudo, -are, -avi, -atus – to strip
vestio, vestire, vestivi, vestitus – to clothe
saccus, -i, m. – sack
induo, induere, indui, indutus – to clothe, cover
nullus, nullius – no, none
mors, mortis, f. – death
Bacchus, -i, m. – Bacchus, i.e. wine
mittere sortem: to cast lots