Aldhelm Riddle 11: Poalum
ALEXANDRAREIDER
Date: Sat 12 Mar 2022Original text:
Flatibus alternis vescor cum fratre gemello;
Non est vita mihi, cum sint spiracula vitae.
Ars mea gemmatis dedit ornamenta metallis:
Qratia nulla datur mihi, sed capit alter honorem.
Translation:
With my twin brother, I am fed by alternating blasts.
I am not alive, although I do have air holes.
My craft gives ornament to jewelled metals:
No thanks are given to me, but another takes the honour.
Bellows
Notes:
This edition is based on Rudolf Ehwald, ed. Aldhelmi Opera Omnia. Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Auctores Antiquissimi, 15. Berlin: Weidmann, 1919, pages 59-150. Available online here.
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