Let Ithaka be always in your thoughts.
To get there is your goal and destiny.
But do not hasten to your journey’s end:
it’s better if it lasts for many years
so that you'll reach the island when you’re old,
wealthy with all you’ve gained along the way,
not hoping Ithaka will make you rich.
Your marvellous journey is Ithaka’s gift.
Without her you would not have started out.
But she has nothing more to give you now.
And if you find she's poor, you’ve not been fooled.
So wise have you become, so much you’ve learned,
that you will know what Ithakas must be.
Source: Seen in passing on X-Twitter. Holler if you want the whole thing.
Author/Translator: Armand D'Angour, Professor of Classics, Oxford. Cello lover. Larkin about. Turning life into Latin verse, one hexameter at a time. Podcast “It’s All Greek (& Latin!) to Me”.
Posted: Feb 06
Well, there ya go!
Tom
Tom – 🙂
It’s amazing how this man of the eidetic memory for song lyrics enlists famous people to sing along with him. Kudos to the singers for joining the fun.
Laurna – He’s an amazing personality, I think. Of course, maybe it helps that he hosts a TV show interviewing . . . celebrities.
Yes, I saw Elton Sting, I think…but I’m not going all Gaga over it.
Ian – Hello? Hello? 🙂 At least I recognized Adele.