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I wanna slam my head into a wallllllllllll
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eripui, fateor, leto me et vincula rupi,
llimosoque lacu per noctem obscurus in ulva
I admit i snatched myself from death and broke my chains,
I lay covered in sedge by a slimy lake and lay there throughout the night
delitui dum vela darent, si forte dedissent.
nec mihi iam patriam antiquam spes ulla videndi
until they were to set sail if by chance they were able to
now not any hope of seeing my former fatherland
nec dulces natos expotatumque parentem,
quos illi fors et poenas ob nostra reposcent
nor my sweet children or my longed for father
those whom the Greeks demanded for punishment on account of my escape
effugia, et culpam hanc miserorum morte piabunt.
quod te per superos et conscia numina veri,
and they will appease this guilt by the death of the wretched,
why by the gods above and the witnessing powers of truth
intemerata fides, oro, miserere laborum
tantorum, miserere animi non digna ferentis
I beg you, have pity on my great suffering,
have pity on a soul enduring this undeserved trial
His lacrimis vitam damus et miserescimus ultro
ipse viro primus manicas atque arta levari
we gave life to these tears and felt compassion on our own accord
Priam himself was the first to order the handcuffs and the tight bonds to be released from him
vincla iubet Priamus dictisque ita fatur amicis:
“quisquis es, amissos hinc iam obliviscere Graios
and spoke thus with friendly words
“whoever you are from this moment forget the Greeks now lost to you
(noster eris) mihique haec edissere vera roganti
quo molem hanc immanis equi statuere? quis auctor?
(you will be ours) and in reply to my asking explain these things truly
for what purpose have they set up this mass of a giant horse? who is the creator?
quidve petunt? quae religio? aut quae machina belli?
dixerat. ille dolis instructus et arte Pelasga
what did they seek? is it a religious duty? or a machine or war?”
he finished speaking. he trained in treachery and in Greek skill
sustulit exutas vinclis ad sidera palmas:
“vos, aeterni ignes, et non violabile vestrum
he raised his hands to the stars and they released him from their bonds
“i call you to witness, eternal fires, and your divine power”
testor numen” ait “vos arae enseque nefandi,
quos fugi, vittaeque deum, quas hostia gessi:
he said “and you altars and you unspeakable swords,
which i escaped, and sacred headbands of the gods i wore as a victim:
fas mihi Graiorum sacrata resolvere iura,
fas odisse viros atque omnia ferre sub auras
Let it be right for me to untie the sacred rights of the Greeks,
Let it be right to hate those men and bring everything into the open
si qua tegunt, teneor patriae nec legibus ullis.
tu modo promissis maneas servataque serves
if any are hidden nor am i held by laws of my native land
Let you abide by your promises oh Troy and safe
Troia fidem, si vera feram, si magna rependam
may you keep safe your good faith if i should tell you the truth, if i should repay you greatly.