Paroles et traduction Jacek Kaczmarski - Lekcja Historii Klasycznej

Lekcja Historii Klasycznej

"Galia est omnis divisa in partes tres
Quorum unam incolunt Belgae aliam Aquitani
Tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae nostra Gali apelantur
Ave Caesar morituri te salutant!"
Nad Europą twardy krok legionów grzmi
Nieunikniony wróży koniec republiki
Gniją wzgórza galijskie w pomieszanej krwi
A Juliusz Cezar pisze swoje pamiętniki
"Galia est omnis divisa in partes tres
Quorum unam incolunt Belgae aliam Aquitani
Tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae nostra Gali apelantur
Ave Caesar morituri te salutant!"
Pozwól Cezarze, gdy zdobędziemy cały świat
Gwałcić, rabować, sycić wszelkie pożądania
Proste prośby żołnierzy te same są od lat
A Juliusz Cezar milcząc zabaw nie zabrania
"Galia est omnis divisa in partes tres
Quorum unam incolunt Belgae aliam Aquitani
Tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae nostra Gali apelantur
Ave Caesar morituri te salutant!"
Cywilizuje podbite narody nowy ład
Rosną krzyże przy drogach od Renu do Nilu
Skargą, krzykiem i płaczem rozbrzmiewa cały świat
A Juliusz Cezar ćwiczy lapidarność stylu!
"Galia est omnis divisa in partes tres
Quorum unam incolunt Belgae aliam Aquitani
Tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae nostra Gali apelantur
Ave Caesar morituri te salutant!"
"Ave Caesar morituri te salutant!"
"Ave Caesar morituri te salutant!"

Classical History Lesson

"All Gaul is divided into three parts
The Belgians inhabit one, the Aquitani another
Those who in their own language are called Celts, in ours Gauls, a third
Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!"
The legions march with heavy tread across Europe
The inevitable end of the republic
The Gallic hillsides rot in mingled blood
And Julius Caesar is writing his memoirs
"All Gaul is divided into three parts
The Belgians inhabit one, the Aquitani another
Those who in their own language are called Celts, in ours Gauls, a third
Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!"
Permit me, Caesar, when we have conquered the whole world
To rape, pillage, and indulge every desire
Through the ages, the soldiers' requests have remained the same
And Julius Caesar remains silent, not forbidding their amusement
"All Gaul is divided into three parts
The Belgians inhabit one, the Aquitani another
Those who in their own language are called Celts, in ours Gauls, a third
Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!"
A new order civilizes the conquered peoples
Crosses rise by the roadsides from the Rhine to the Nile
The whole world resounds with lament, scream, and cry
And Julius Caesar practices the art of elegant style!
"All Gaul is divided into three parts
The Belgians inhabit one, the Aquitani another
Those who in their own language are called Celts, in ours Gauls, a third
Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!"
"Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!"
"Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!"