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Zyobot

Just a time-traveling robot stranded on Earth.

Took Latin in high school, as well as in my sophomore and junior years at university.

Unfortunately, I’m too rusty to make out the lyrics (beyond already knowing the broad strokes from the English version), as I only halfway recognized certain words and inflections at best. Certainly, it’s more “poetic” and “curly-sounding” than in English, which is more “choppy” and has more of a grab-bag of vaguely Germanic and Latinate sounds in quick succession that’d probably confuse an ancient Roman listener. Still, an interesting listen, so thanks for the tip-off. (y)
 

Yinko

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Took Latin in high school, as well as in my sophomore and junior years at university.

Unfortunately, I’m too rusty to make out the lyrics (beyond already knowing the broad strokes from the English version), as I only halfway recognized certain words and inflections at best. Certainly, it’s more “poetic” and “curly-sounding” than in English, which is more “choppy” and has more of a grab-bag of vaguely Germanic and Latinate sounds in quick succession that’d probably confuse an ancient Roman listener. Still, an interesting listen, so thanks for the tip-off. (y)
To my ear the singer sounds Italian. I've heard that Italians tend to speak Latin with a strong Italian accent, which is what ecclesial Latin uses. However, eccledial Latin comes from the vulgate, the lower class form, and so does not represent anything close to the original.
 

Zyobot

Just a time-traveling robot stranded on Earth.
To my ear the singer sounds Italian. I've heard that Italians tend to speak Latin with a strong Italian accent, which is what ecclesial Latin uses. However, eccledial Latin comes from the vulgate, the lower class form, and so does not represent anything close to the original.

Yeah, I learned Classical Latin, so certainly not Ecclesiastical. Or even the kind of Latin the average Roman spoke in their daily lives, really, per stratification of the various social classes throughout Roman history.
 

Zyobot

Just a time-traveling robot stranded on Earth.
Just wanna’ leave this here…



Feel free to laugh or cringe, because I certainly am. :p
 

Zyobot

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DarthOne

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A rather different version of the song then what most people may have heard.

Lyrics:

Come all of you good neighbors, the news to you I'll tell,
Of how the city unrest has begun again to swell.
They say in off in the city, there are no neutrals there:
You'll either kill because you must, or be a thug without a care.

[Chorus:]
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
Which side are you on, boys? Which side are you on?

My daddy was a farmer, and I'm a farmer's son.
I'll stick with our good hometown till every battle's won.
My Brother was a trucker, he drove that fateful year.
I still await his re-turn but I'll stand without fear.

[Chorus]

My family has lived here, they've fought to make it through.
But now the money's useless and tyrants make lies true.
Those rich men and those leaches get richer every year
While we, working every day, can't even afford a beer

[Chorus]

Those government thugs call for martial law, to keep us all in line
Only those leaches and tyrants know that they will be fine
Oh neighbors can you stand it? Oh tell me how you can?
Will you lay down for them or lend us all a hand?

[Chorus]

Don't give up all your freedoms, don't listen to their lies.
Us common folk don't have a chance, unless we organize.
So shoulder to shoulder, together we shall stand.
We'll beat the tyrants and the thugs, so come and lend a hand.

[Chorus]

Come all of you good people, you women and you men.
Once more our backs are to the wall, under attack again.
We'll fight a million battles, to defend our hard won rights.
We're goin'to have to fight again, an' I ask you here tonight:

[Chorus]

It's time for a decision and you really have to choose.
Will you support the rural folk or the city's cruel abuse?
 

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