I took my love and I took it down.
I climbed a mountain and I turned around.
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
'Till the landslide brought me down…
Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you.
But time makes you bolder,
Even children get older and
I'm getting older too.
…the landslide will bring you down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2QhNACalg
τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν κατέβαλον.
ὑψωσαμένη ἐπέστρεψα.
καὶ εἶδον ἐν τοῖς νιφοστιβέσσι γουνοῖσι τὸ ἐμὸν πρόσωπον.
κἀμἐ ἔσφηλεν ἡ κατολίσθησις…
στραφῆναι δὴ ὀκνῶ διότι σοῦ ἔχεται ὁ ἐμὸς βίος.
τὴν δἐ τόλμαν φέρει τὸ γῆράς περ νηπίῳ.
κἀγὼ γηράσκω..,
σφαλεῖ ὑμᾶς ἡ κατολίσθησις.
Fleetwood Μac's "Landslide" in Ancient Greek
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Fleetwood Μac's "Landslide" in Ancient Greek
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Re: Fleetwood Μac's "Landslide" in Ancient Greek
Why νιφοστιβέσσι γουνοῖσι and notMarkos wrote:
τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν κατέβαλον.
ὑψωσαμένη ἐπέστρεψα.
καὶ εἶδον ἐν τοῖς νιφοστιβέσσι γουνοῖσι τὸ ἐμὸν πρόσωπον.
νιφοστιβέσι γουνοῖς ?
Even though it is a very free translation it feels like the original if you have just listened to the song.
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Re: Fleetwood Μac's "Landslide" in Ancient Greek
The former is epic-poetic-Homeric, I think.daivid wrote:Why νιφοστιβέσσι γουνοῖσι and notMarkos wrote:
τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν κατέβαλον.
ὑψωσαμένη ἐπέστρεψα.
καὶ εἶδον ἐν τοῖς νιφοστιβέσσι γουνοῖσι τὸ ἐμὸν πρόσωπον.
νιφοστιβέσι γουνοῖς ?
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Re: Fleetwood Μac's "Landslide" in Ancient Greek
Markos wrote:The former is epic-poetic-Homeric, I think.daivid wrote:Why νιφοστιβέσσι γουνοῖσι and not
νιφοστιβέσι γουνοῖς ?
I get now - thanks.
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