O besedilu
Škržati
- Vir
- Ezopove basni
- Avtor
- Ezop / Karl Halm
- Jezik branja
- English
- Jezik izvirnika
- Ancient Greek
- Čas branja
- 1 min branja
- Obseg
- 1 stran
- Naslov izvirnika
- 399. Τέττιγες. (C. 389. ex Plat. Phaedro p. 259.)
O izvirniku
Ezopove basni
Kratke basni, kjer živali v nekaj potezah razkrijejo človeške slabosti. Bralni jezik je English, izvirnik pa prihaja iz vira Ezopove basni v jeziku Ancient Greek.
Besedilo
Škržati
They say that cicadas were once human beings who lived before the Muses came into being. When the Muses were born and song first appeared, some of the people of that age were so overcome with delight that they sang on, neglecting food and drink, until they died without even noticing. From them the race of cicadas later sprang, receiving this gift from the Muses: from birth they need no nourishment, but begin singing at once, without food or drink, and sing until they die.
Izvirnik
399. Τέττιγες. (C. 389. ex Plat. Phaedro p. 259.)
Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.
Λέγεται, ὡς οἱ τέττιγές ποτʼ ἡσαν ἄνθρωποι τῶν πρὶν Μούσας γεγονέναι. Γενομένων δὲ Μουσῶν καὶ φανείσης ᾠδῆς, οὕτως ἄρα τινὲς τῶν τότε ἐξεπλάγησαν ὑφʼ ἡδονῆς, ὥστε δοντες ἠμέλησαν σίτων τε καὶ ποτῶν, καὶ ἔλαθον τελευτήσαντες αὑτούς. Ἐξ ὧν τὸ τεττίγων γένος μετʼ ἐκεῖνο φύεται, γέρας τοῦτο παρὰ Μουσῶν λαβὸν, μηδὲν τροφῆς δεῖσθαι γενόμενον, ἀλλʼ ἄσιτόν τε καὶ ἄποτον εὐθύς ᾄδειν, ἕως ἄν τελευτήσῃ.
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