Verba (translation below)

My very first poem in latin, it probably sucks, my only goal was writing in this extremely hard language (the hardest I've studied so far) xD

Scribe, quod verba valentissima sint,

scribe, quod verba omnia possint.

Quod hodie scribas,

cras mundum mutare potet.

Metue ne non quod vis scribere

ut iustissimum otium est.

Multa dicit verba nihil potent,

noli eos audire !

Maximus est iustae causae ferre

verba gestaque.

Noli eum oblivisci:

Verba valentissima Dei dona sunt;

Noli eis effundere !

TRANSLATION

Title: Words (lit. "spoken/said stuff")

Write, because words are very powerful,

write, because words can do everything.

What you write today

can change the world tomorrow.

Don't be afraid of writing what you want,

since it (writing) is a very fair activity.

A lot of people say words can't do anything,

don't listen to them !

It is of major importance to carry on fair causes

with words and actions.

Don't forget it:

Words are a very powerful God's gift,

Don't waste them !

Author's Note

As I said, latin is the toughest language I've studied so far, I've probably made A LOT of mistakes, please correct me !! :)

Reviews

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Oh I love this. Awesome write. Especially loving these parts:
"Write, because words are very powerful,
write, because words can do everything."

"A lot of people say words can't do anything,
don't listen to them !"

"Words are a very powerful God's gift,
Don't waste them !"

[Coyote Poetry]

"Write, because words are very powerful,
write, because words can do everything.
What you write today
can change the world tomorrow."
I agree with the logic of the poem. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Belator Books]

Word can do everything, but express themselves without themselves. A look, a sigh, the sharp intake of breath, the open mouth gaze of wonder... these express without words. All in all a lovely piece; a nice mixture of subjunctive and imperative; an achievement of learning.

[Yari Garcia (Older Prof..]

Very cool. I loved the message of the poem, and I think it's fantastic that you're trying to learn another language.

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Take off that "you're trying" ahahah
They force me to study Latin :( The only language I don't like :(

[Yari Garcia (Older Profile)]

LoL Aw but you're doing great :-)

[Lexi Nicole]

I love this! It pretty much hits every reason that I write, and every reason that most people write. Wonderful words! Great work!

[Sanjana.N.D]

so true...and indeed very motivating!!!!...:)

[Mockingbird]

very motivating to write even when i can't. very powerful poem.

[icelandicblue]

Hi I like this. I have two recommendations. They are small. Remove very before powerful; just have it read, "Write, because words are powerful:- the very is unnecessary because words are inherently powerful. I would also remove the can in front of "do everything," and have the line read "Write, because words do everything." The images are have greater impact if they are not qualified. j'aime toutes les langues!

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Hi ! Thanks :) Well, actually, believe it or not, both things you've point out are "mistranslation", the first one was a superlative, since I didn't know how to translate it in english, I used the word "very" before the adjective, the second thing was more like "write, because words can everything", I added the verb "do" because it sounded weird in English (at least, that's what I thought)

[Seanne Tholltree]

oui, nous devons ecrire parce que façon pour immortaliser notre pensées...:) est ma francais grammaire corriger?

[外人 (Gaijin)]

grammaire française :)
La grammaire de ton français est surement meilleur que la grammaire de mon latin ahahah

[Seanne Tholltree]

non vous etes tres bien que moi...heheeh

[Ahmad Cox]

So amazing and true. I am glad you understand the source from where all things come.