Hello all, I need to bother you with just one more TdV- question. This is for the latin-speakers.
I've checked quite a few librettos, and I've found that the choir bit of Carpe Noctem is really often written a bit differently, yet sung with the same pronunciation. I took only few courses of latin back in high school, so I don't claim I fully comprehend the language. I'd really like to know am I wrong, or is there really a bunch of mistakes in the lyric.
My problem starts with 'Decet diem EXSECRARI', or like it's sometimes written, EXCECRARI'. Now, I think these ways of writing the word don't mean anything, but EXSECRARE would be curse (the), the whole sentence being a variation of 'You gotta curse the day'. Makes sense, no?
The second quite similar oddity is with 'Debet pravum EXSEQUARI'. Again, I think EXSEQUARI means nothing, but EXSEQUARE would be something like 'may carry out'.
The choir sings the mentioned words with -i, but I think it's only because of the habit of pronouncing e as i, so is it possible these words might be just ill-written?
The last thing that left me scrathing my head was 'Sanguim SUGA, belua'. Now, I think SUGA means 'sugar and'. 'Blood and sugar, beast'? Now that's artistic! Unless, of course, it really should be 'Sanguim SUGE, belua', meaning 'Suck the blood, beast'. Now that makes a bit more sense?
Phew, that's about it. If theres someone out there with better understanding of latin, I'd really appreciate your help. THANK YOU!
Sin-cerely yours, Remy.
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