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Revision as of 11:43, 30 September 2005
General Inforamtion
Original text and translations
Latin text:
Absalon fili mi,
quis det ut moriar pro te, Absalon?
Non vivam ultra,
sed descendam in infernum plorans.
Translations
English translation
Absalon my son,
if only I had died instead of you, Absalon!
I shall live no more,
but go down to hell, weeping.
Translation supplied by MIck Swithinbank.