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music with a message

Latin translation: musica nuntia

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English term or phrase:music with a message
Latin translation:musica nuntia
Entered by: Flavio Ferri-Benedetti

11:01 Feb 28, 2004
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Music / music
English term or phrase: music with a message
please translate "music with a message" form english to latin
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Musica nuntia ------ Musica cum nuntio
Explanation:
Dear Dare,

I would personally say "Musica Nuntia", which means "Music the messenger", as if Music was a female bringing tidings.

Literally, "music with a message" would translate comfortably as "musica cum nuntio"

Musica= "music" (nonimative, subject)
cum= ablative preposition (with)
Nuntio= "a message" (ablative case)

I prefer "musica nuntia", though, it's such a lovely allegoric image.

Hope this helps!

Flavio (eng>lat moderator)
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 07:30
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5 +3Musica nuntia ------ Musica cum nuntio
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
5 +2modi nuntii/musica nuntia
Joseph Brazauskas


  

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Musica nuntia ------ Musica cum nuntio


Explanation:
Dear Dare,

I would personally say "Musica Nuntia", which means "Music the messenger", as if Music was a female bringing tidings.

Literally, "music with a message" would translate comfortably as "musica cum nuntio"

Musica= "music" (nonimative, subject)
cum= ablative preposition (with)
Nuntio= "a message" (ablative case)

I prefer "musica nuntia", though, it's such a lovely allegoric image.

Hope this helps!

Flavio (eng>lat moderator)

Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 07:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  verbis: musica nuntia
5 mins
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
57 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
modi nuntii/musica nuntia


Explanation:
modi = 'a musical composition, a piece of music' (lit., 'measures')

musica = 'the art of music'

nuntius, -a, -um = 'bearing news or a message, announcing'

'modi' is masculine plural 2nd declension

'musica' may be construed either as feminine singular or neuter plural; the original Greek form 'musice' (with Greek terminations in the singular

nom. musice
gen. musices
dat. musicae
acc. musicen
voc. musice
abl. musica

also occurs.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 01:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
20 mins
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agree  verbis
6 days
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