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<!-- NOTE: Ravenna is an Italian port city that became the capital of the Western Roman Empire. A series of aqueducts brought fresh water to the swampy city, which fell into disrepair by the time Saint Apollinaris travelled there. The murky canals and lack of fresh water may have been the inspiration for this satirical poem mocking the city as upside-down by Saint Sidonius Apollinaris. St. Apollinaris was persecuted and martyred at Ravenna in 79 AD. --> | |||
In Ravenna Swamp | In Ravenna Swamp | ||
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sealed eunuchs [bear] letters to arms | sealed eunuchs [bear] letters to arms | ||
[Saint] Sidonius [Apollinaris]. | [Saint] Sidonius [Apollinaris]. | ||
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<!-- Translated July 20, 2017, by Samuel Mateles, sammateles@gmail.com --> | |||
Latest revision as of 21:39, 20 July 2017
In Ravenna Swamp
Walls fall waters stand
towers flow ships sit
fields walk about doctors lie ill
Baths become cold houses are burned up
the living thirst the buried float
thieves are vigilant [overscored contraction: ptates] sleep
they [overscored contraction: che.] borrow they sing Psalms of Sirius
negotiators fight soldiers negotiate
Old men desire a ball [abbr.: &], the youths another
sealed eunuchs [bear] letters to arms
[Saint] Sidonius [Apollinaris].