Aldhelm Riddle 6: Luna
ALEXANDRAREIDER
Date: Thu 10 Mar 2022Original text:
Nunc ego cum pelagi fatis communibus insto
Tempora reciprocis convolvens menstrua cyclis:
Ut mihi lucifluae decrescit gloria formae,
Sic augmenta latex redundans gurgite perdit.
Translation:
Now I am present at the commonplace fate of the sea,
Causing monthly stages with alternating cycles:
For as the glory of my shining shape decreases,
Thus does the overflowing sea lose its swells in the water.
Moon
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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