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I could've been a High Court Judge, but I didn't have the Latin
Posted by Rigid Digit on 13 January 2010 - 7:58pm.
I have just purchased a 3 CD Set of Prog Rock, titled 'Ars Longa Vita Brevis'.
Some Latin I can get/interpret (eg Romanus Eunt Domus), but I haven't got a clue of the trtanslation for this.
Can the highly educated Massive provide assistance for a failed High Court Judge?
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Art is long, life is short.
Art is long, life is short.
Securus vobis
loquor
Cheers
Seems so straightforward and logical now (Longa = Long, Brevis = Short). Although, I would've still get stuck with the 'Ars' & 'Vita' bits.
Latin? Simple really isn't it.
And in Italian...
L'arte è lunga, la vita breve.
and Spanish
el arte es largo, la vida es breve.
umění je dlouhá,život je krátký , doesn't have the same ring to it.
Funny that
I heard today that 'acappella' means 'from the chapel' ie from the choir unaccompanied (latin)
there's some old graffiti from the 70's in Deptford
"Ars Longa Ryvita" done by some anarchist scamps
A useful variant to use in a retirement card....
...of someone of less than average height:
Vita longa, ars brevis
Ooh that was good. I laughed out loud.
That deserves an 'up' arrow
And there it is
One for the gardener in you life
Ars longa, Vita Sackville-West
Nil desperandum Illegitimi
Bog Latin, but words to live by (and quote occasionally).
For the Massive ...
Cimictus - HJH
Fac ut vivas - Get a life
A motto that The Word could adopt
if only Everton hadn't already nabbed it:
Nil satis nisi optimum.
"Romanes eunt domus"?
People called Romanes, they go, the house?
From Billy Wilder
after the premiere of Sunset Boulevard
"Sic Transit Gloria Swanson"
From The Sun
After her horrific tour-bus accident Gloria Estefan was pictured in The Sun being wheeled from the hospital to an ambulance. The picture ran in the Tuesday edition of the paper and the caption was (drum roll please):
Sick Transit Gloria, Monday
I hope The Nice are on your compilation
I haven't seen the track listing
but given the title of the compilation is Ars Longa Vita Brevis, it would be a very dumb compiler who then failed to include The Nice.
Confirmed
CD1 Track 1
Is the Compilation Any Good ?
Seems quite a weird eclectic mix - worth a punt ??
From what I've listened to so far
its worth a go.
Not all of the "Ususl Suspects" (eg no tracks from, Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Matching Mole etc), but a good mix nonetheless.
Some of the tracks are unexpected (Are the Small Faces, Status Quo or The Kinks really Prog?).
Chose it for the eclectic mix, seemed more interesting than many others I looked at.
Worth a tenner? - in short, Yes
In the context of a prog compilation it means:
"Arty" instrumental noodling passages interminably long, vocals in short supply.