Apr 20, 2014 20:17
10 yrs ago
Latin term
Argentina
"alter remus aquas alter tibi radat harenas"
Latin to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
latin poetry
phrase used in Bolaño noveñ " detectives salvajes" page 427
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | that one oar may graze the sea, the other your shore |
Joseph Brazauskas
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Proposed translations
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Joseph Brazauskas
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that one oar may graze the sea, the other your shore
The subjunctive 'radat' indicates that this is a subordinate clause but lack of sufficient context forbids me to state what kind of subordinate clause. 'Tibi' seems to be a dative of possession; hence I render it by 'your'.
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