"Be Prepared" in Latin! Lion King "Duce Mē" (lyrics: Stefano Vittori)

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BE PREPARED
DVCE ME
Translated by Stefano "RVMAK" Vittori; see his KZbin channel here:
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Vel in hōc genere est quod amētur
miserābiliter stolidō,
modo cōnsiliīs sociētur
ratiōciniōque meō,
retinentia, quantula cessat
in hebentibu' pectoribus
modo dogmata nostra capessat
logos est ubi mīrificus.
Licet hōs oculōs Libitīnae
dominent vacuae tenebrae,
neque vōs eritis necopīnae:
loquimur regimen patriae.
Redeunt Sāturnia rēgna!
Oritur nova prōgeniēs!
Spērāte futūrum
bis nōn reditūrum!
- Quidnam facientēs?
- Pārēre volentēs!
Ignōbile, certē:
tamen omnia ferte!
ea quae cupiam, mihi dā,
ea quae cupiēs, tibi habē
duce mē!
- Macte! Duce tē! Dūcās nōs! Dūcēs quō?
S- ad rēgis mortem
- Aegrōtatne?
S- Immō, nēquam! Interficiēmus, Simbam quoque
- Quidnī? Quid nōbīs cum rēgibus? Pereant rēgēs, pereant rēgēs! Bucca bucca bucca!
S- Stultī! Jam erit rēx!
- Quid quod dīxistī…
S- Ipse erō rēx! Mēcum estōte fameīque fīnem faxō!
- Euge, sophōs! Iō triumphe! Iō triumphe!
- Sibi sī datur optimu' prīnceps,
quis enim quid alid cupiat?
- Sibi sī dabit optima prīnceps,
quis enim quid eī invideat?
Licet accipiam mihi plūra,
mereās modo: plūrima dō.
quis in hōc fuerit sine cūrā?
Is ab hōc careat solidō!
Aderit jam tempus honōrum:
bona turba, favēte mihī!
Semper conjūrō, (conjūro)
per tempora dūrō: (perdūro)
semper rējectō (rējecto)
it palma profectō! (palma)
Dabitur majestās,
sine fīne potestās.
Meritō pete: jam dabitur!
Neque jam petitis timidē
duce mē!
Neque jam petimus timidē
duce tē!
*****
The translation is made in Leonine verses (i.e. verses with both quantitative structure and rhyme). The structure of the song consists of a strophe, an antistrophe, and an epode. The strophe and the antistrophe are each composed of two distichs, where the first verse is made of two anapaestic feet (two short and one long syllable) followed by an Ionic ā minōre (two short and two long syllables) and the second verse is made of three anapaestic feet - so it's basically the same metre of the first one, in a catalectic form. The rhyme scheme for each of them is ABAB.
This is also the scheme of the recitative strophe of the introduction. The epode is composed of three strophes:
1) a distich identical to the preceding ones, with rhyme scheme AB,
2) a strophe made of four verses consisting of an anapaestic foot followed by an Ionic ā minōre, with rhyme scheme AABB,
3) a strophe made of five verses, the first two with the same metre as the preceding strophe, the second two with the same metre as the even verses of the distichs of the strophe and antistrophe, and the last consisting of a unique anapaest, with rhyme scheme AABCC. This structure is repeated twice, the two iterations being separated by a recitative prosastic part. In the original English version, the structure is the same but with amphibrachys (a foot less popular in Latin) instead of anapaests (except for the distich in the epode, which has anapaests and Ionics as well).
Scar's Latin is of an educated, archaizing type echoing the register of the original English. Traits of this register are: the fall of final /s/ after short vowels before words with consonantal onset ("hebentibu'" - a popular trait, hence shared by hyaenas' "optimu'"), obsolete nominal and verbal inflected forms ("fameī", "faxō"), elevated Hellenisms ("dogmata", "logos" - in contrast with hyaenas' more trivial Hellenisms "euge", "sophōs").
As an anti-Augustan, Scar also wants to appear as an "optimus princeps" (a term typical of the Augustan propaganda) and cites in the distichs of the epode the most important Author of that propaganda, Vergil, in particular the most propagandistic piece, Eclogae IV ("redeunt Sāturnia rēgna / (oritur)(et) nova prōgeniēs", vv. 6-7; "aderit jam tempus(:) honōr(um)(ēs)", v. 48, as well as "bona turba, favēte mihī", where "favēte" echoes "casta favē, Lūcīna", v. 10). "Duce mē/tē" itself echoes "tē duce" of v. 13. "Per tempora dūrō" echoes Catullus' "obstinātā mente perfer, obdūrā" (8,10).
However, Scar's deepest nature is Epicurean. Hence, his true favorite poet is not Vergil, whom he uses only for political purposes, but Lucretius, as it's clear from his use of some of this poet's favorite terms, like "retinentia", and the S decidua itself.
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[@ScorpioMartianus]

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[@bloodredhonorstudios2340]

Is this classical or ecclesiastical latin?

[@Philoglossos]

@@bloodredhonorstudios2340 Classical.

[@bloodredhonorstudios2340]

@@Philoglossos he says volentes with a solid v. Perhaps this was a mistake cuz he speaks both classic and ecclesiastical Latin

[@Philoglossos]

@@bloodredhonorstudios2340 Nah, listen again, it's a very clear [w].

[@martinnet82]

Just it's the quick of the pronunciation-

[@timfortune9]

Tiberius: "Yeah! Be Prepared! We'll be prepared!...For what?" Livia: "For the death of Augustus!" Tiberius: "Why? Is he sick?" Livia: "No fool, we're going to kill him." Tiberius: "Great idea! Who needs an Emperor?" Livia: "Idiot! You'll be Emperor!"

[@derekstein6193]

Bucca bucca bucca

[@Zimisce85]

It works better with Claudius, Nero, and Agrippina.

[@timfortune9]

@@Zimisce85 Yeah you might be right. "No fool, we're going to kill him. And Britannicus too." I just find Livia works better as the exasperated schemer compared to Agrippina.

[@vylbird8014]

Do Caesar and you can have all the assassins sing the chorus together.

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Tiberius: B-But I dont want to be emperor... Livia: well tough luck kiddo.

[@caroliner.9388]

I’m chuckling because the meaning of this song is perfect for the Latin language. Plotting, revenge, murder, becoming a ruler, etc

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Quite so! Stefano Vittori is a genius translator

[@sorcikator993]

Just a regular day in imperial Rome, right?

[@me0101001000]

@@sorcikator993 *checks calendar at 69 CE* yeah pretty much*

[@MrGoldhandles]

@@me0101001000 going to be that guy and point out that this wouldn't be the latin they spoken during Rome.

[@mr.mystery9338]

@@MrGoldhandles i don t think we can know what latin they spoke back then.

[@dewey2891]

"bucca bucca bucca!"

[@Hello_Gorgeous]

I know I liked that part as well ❤😆

[@mele6406]

The best part of any song ever. I can't help but go back and watch that part ten times whenever I watch this masterpiece. The hyenas in this sound way more funny and amazing. Scar sounds even more creepier in this version as well.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

You’re so nice! Thanks! I really appreciate it.

[@ryantoth676]

You know, that's actually really close to the Scar voice, I'm impressed.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

ryan toth thanks! 🦁

[@Anto-qv6kt]

This was actually something disney used to do (im unsure if they still do it), where every language they got a similar voice, its really nice.

[@rollout1984]

Even the laugh at the end sounded like Jeremy irons.

[@ClaudioGrecoPhD]

@@rollout1984 You mean Ieremias Ferri

[@iveriendawnlight9081]

@Al Tee Only the end was sung by Ed... I mean, Jim Cummings - the part after "You won't get a sniff without me!"

[@justin2308]

Julius Caesar plotting to take over Rome be like:

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

Ostensibly Junius Brutus and his cohorts assassinated Julius Caesar in order to prevent him from destroying the republic by making himself king, it was a takeover by the elite who effectively stopped Caesar from enacting a series of reforms that would have curtailed the power of that very elite, the high ranking super wealthy senators and magistrates of the time. Caesar's assassination instead of freeing the Roman people, who were pretty free for the time period resulted in their enslavement. Octavius, Caesar's nephew and heir, took over Rome and made himself emperor. Cives, citizens became subjects, Rome, the empire and the citizens became the property of the emperor and the citizens lost all the rights they had since the founding of the republic. SPQR (Senatus populusque Romanus), the Senate and the people of Rome, became ISQR (Imperator senatusqe Romanus)

[@madscientist7430]

Unpopular opinion: Caesar was the good guy Popular opinion: Assassinating Caesar was absolutely idiotic

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

@@madscientist7430 I wouldn't call him a good guy, but he was definitely better than many of his contemporary politicians

[@madscientist7430]

@@esmeraldagreen1992 that's why I said *the* good guy, meaning that it's incorrect how he's seen as the antagonist (bad guy) and the rest as the protagonists (good guys), meaning he was better than his opposition, which is what you said

[@Alex-cc8yf]

Rather the opposite: his murderers planning to assassinate him be like:

[@oolooo]

Octavian betraying Cicero be like: Long live the Republic

[@briangronberg6507]

Res publica restauror.

[@ultimateempress1739]

Nooooo

[@gleisonericli4727]

In his defense, it was in Cicero's plan to betray Augustus. The thing is, Augustus was smarter.

[@nothisispatrick4644]

@@gleisonericli4727 everyone was literally trying to one up one another and fuck them over, no wonder the republic got destroyed.

[@ladymacbethofmtensk896]

And given that Octavian is better known as the Emperor Augustus...

[@ZephLodwick]

A Roman general sings this whenever he tries to usurp the emperor. This song works very well in Latin.

[@Unenvarjo]

I imagine the song got really old by the end of the 3rd century

[@ladymacbethofmtensk896]

@@Unenvarjo And Diocletian was not a fan.

[@Unenvarjo]

Yeah, he did end up regretting returning to the being all ”hakuna matata” back at the farm

[@bluehairandaxes8489]

Y'know, I'm just gonna listen to this on repeat forever. This song was WRITTEN to be sung in Latin!

[@ScorpioMartianus]

I agree! Memorize it and sing it on YT also!

[@vnixned2]

It's quite good in Latin indeed, but honestly I prefer it in Dutch. The English one just doesn't have the right oomph, the German one lacks something I cannot quite put my finger on (even if it evokes the Nazis quite well), but Latin and Dutch are my nrs. 2 and 1 respectively.

[@MorganMalfoy13]

Bucca bucca bucca is my new favorite thing.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Aw thanks! Yeah, the translator, my friend Stefano Vittori, took it from Roman author Petronius.

[@HasufelyArod]

Quid es hoc? Nescio quid est hoc.

[@returnoftheromans6726]

That's when I lost it. 😂🤣

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

Pereant regis! Bucca bucca bucca!

[@larrycantdraw8995]

Imagine this: Latin never stopped being spoken by the masses and all the Disney films are also in Latin and Latin is taught as a living language at schools

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

latin is a liveing language, just like all liveing langauges it just changed over time, now its called french, italian and Spanish (and portugese, etc)

[@larrycantdraw8995]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 well it's alive, I know, I have latin and Italian, but I mean like ancient Rome Latin still being a widely spoken in a sense that we would still get Disney films in latin

[@leonardobonanno5115]

In Italian highschools latin is taught alongside with english. It's quite the norm.

[@larrycantdraw8995]

@@leonardobonanno5115 that's pretty cool

[@grimreapybones2875]

Then I wouldnt be interested in latin because it would be a common tongue And I would be watching a video in old Norse right now

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

"Ok today imma actually be productive" 6 AM: Lion King sung in Latin

[@jenniferdilts5507]

That is an excellent evil laugh

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Thank you! 😃 It's my favorite special ability haha.

[@rhumakrasna3375]

Yes, I told him too :D

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

@@ScorpioMartianus you misspelled 'superpower'

[@evangelosnikitopoulos]

"Redeunt Saturnia Regna" Very clever. This whole thing was superb!

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Yes! Stefano Vittori, the translator, is an amazing Latinist.

[@elvenatheart982]

What did it say?

[@evangelosnikitopoulos]

@@elvenatheart982 Saturn's Reign is returning, in reference to the Golden Age of classical mythology.

[@zenocrate4040]

Agree. That line made me subscribe ;)

[@Amanda-C.]

Bit of a novice, just curious. What's the significance of the plural, here? What's the difference to "redet saturnium regnum", beyond syllables/scansion? P.S.: Can't decide if I want to sit down with a pencil and a Latin dictionary or just listen to the epic delivery again... This song works very well in Latin.

[@gabem.5242]

"Duce me!" *An ominous chin from Forlì arises*

[@lucabaldanzacalcio5963]

Forlì

[@scutumfidelis1436]

A hero rises.

[@user-ez6qg8hg3k]

This guy has the monopoly of Latin on KZbin I swear

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Haha if only there were a larger troupe!

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

@@ScorpioMartianus you're basically the 13th Legion

[@Kuhmuhnistische_Partei]

I mean, there is also the_miracle_aligner and VAERKO.

[@august1837]

This is perfect. I refuse to believe that Roman emperors didn’t sing this when they wanted to take over

[@justinianthegreat1444]

They sing in Latin in the early days and on the late days they sing it in Greek

[@thoranevans4832]

"Licet accipiam mihi plūra, mereās modo plūrima dō", I can't help but love this line, so sinister and smooth!

[@thefremddingeguy6058]

Wow, this is great! Song suggestion: Hellfire, from Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame

[@CaioPoncedeLeonRibeiroFreire]

This would be great!

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

In ecclesiastic Latin

[@tamaraspijker7840]

That would be just awesome!!!!

[@seand.g423]

@@Randomdudefromtheinternet or GHtO in mostly Classical...

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

The monks actually are chanting in Latin

[@roggeralves94]

This is great. I speak a Romance language (Portuguese) and it's always nice to check out Latin and see how different our "mother language" is. I'd love to study Latin one day.

[@martinusloch9039]

veni ad scholam ergo ;) scholaaestivaposnaniensis.wordpress.com

[@emanuelendler3970]

Eu até tento aprender mas está difícil.

[@martinusloch9039]

@Multorum Unum bynajmniej :)

[@arturonotari8235]

Si, es interesante pensar en eso

[@sethgilcrist8088]

As a native speaker of the most bastardized language in the world. ( American English) I have a hard enough time understanding all of my own language let alone trying to learn another language

[@Zxjakzon]

Grazie marco per questa perla

[@OhioWolf94]

I love this! But I can't stop chuckling at the hyenas and their voices. "Bucca bucca bucca" is also my new favorite thing.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Thanks! Yes, the "bucca bucca bucca" is from Petronius.

[@sk00k]

Nobody: The Senate in 44 BC: 0:00

[@ScorpioMartianus]

haha

[@pedrosabino8751]

I thought the same thing.

[@mindenamigaming4615]

Good one

[@tomasheller6072]

This is your masterpiece, domine.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Tomáš Heliodor Heller thanks! 🤠 🦁

[@Horesmi]

Roman emperor: doesn't pay enough. Praetorian guard:

[@dlivdikhakan863]

1:45 bucca bucca bucca lmao

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Hahaha. Yeah! That's a quote from Petronius. The translator my friend Stefano Vittori is brilliant.

[@dlivdikhakan863]

@@ScorpioMartianus Hilarious. Thanks for this great video

[@benjamingoldstein1111]

OMG dazzling. It is also the old republican Latin with ae=ai, c=k and silent h. And very well sung. Brilliant!

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Thanks! I appreciate that you noticed the details

[@robertjarman3703]

This song fits perfectly with the end of the Republic.

[@matteocrino9888]

I was wandering if there was a specific reason for this choice in pronunciation 😍

[@robertjarman3703]

@@matteocrino9888 At least 1/3 of Roman emperors were assassinated.

[@olgud.manega]

That SOLIDO gave me chills

[@guilhermecastro9893]

Stolido

[@KageMinowara]

Scar: Now how do I get down from here?

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Lolz

[@Bunni-Boiii]

I love how half of the comments are just different parts of Roman History that fit so perfect, because this was just Rome every 10 years

[@snee5845]

You're officially my heroes, both for the quality of translation and for how well you can sing. PS. As an Italian, it is really quite weird for me to hear Latin pronounced that way (although it is historically accurate) xD

[@ScorpioMartianus]

The translation is by Stefano Vittori

[@snee5845]

@@ScorpioMartianus Wow, a fellow Italian! (I am Italian too)

[@joshuafischer684]

I'm impressed at how well the syllables match more than anything else.

[@mvmsma]

Now I can't stop thinking of this as a Roman General trying to take over Rome with his army of Germanic warriors

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

Considering Italy’s recent foray with Fascism, the marching Hyenas would hit just a touch different.,.

[@briangronberg6507]

The choice of Λόγος was brilliant.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Yes! Stefano is an amazing poet!

[@weirdlanguageguy]

No matter how many times I listen to these songs, Stefano Vittori never ceases to impress.

[@Cowgirlcadet]

"Be Prepared" in Latin is something I never knew I wanted to hear.

[@sashmiel6566]

Any song with Latin lyrics immediately becomes final boss music.

[@TheRealTricky]

Not that I understand Latin, but I gotta say this version is wonderful and that evil laugh at the end just was the final touch it needed to be even better.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Haha thanks!

[@quickrat3348]

Mufasa delenda est

[@ScorpioMartianus]

😄

[@gretapini7250]

Admirabilis!

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Grātiās! 🦁

[@ancestralwisdom448]

Very well crafted! Making the language flow poetically the way you have here, minding the correct pronunciation and vowel lengths, is very difficult, but you do it with great fluency and seeming ease!

[@xiesie_xiesie]

Aaand I'm in the rabbit hole of binging latin songs. Great...

[@brondevenish]

Brilliant! - Will be sharing with my Latin students

[@ahmednemerabuelmeaza2334]

I was not prepared for this

[@Wormwoodification]

This might be my favorite thing I've ever seen on KZbin.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Oh thank you so much! 😃 Check out my other videos! Some are even better

[@juniusrabbinius211]

Macte! Longum tempus abhinc carmen proximum fuit.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Grātiās! Sīc, nimis tempus.

[@benmurphy9956]

i still got chills when i heard this song in latin

[@AleMazza100]

In the German translation "Seit Bereit" Scar says "Ich red' nicht nur Löwelatein". I guess this Scar does speak only Lion-latin

[@KyleHarrisonRedacted]

"Bucca bucca bucca" will live in my head rent free for frigging ever..

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Stefano Vittori is brilliant

[@joshuacantin514]

Next scene: Scar crosses the Rubicon.

[@aster965]

I think it would've been interesting to have the hyaenas speak in a more Vulgar or Ecclesiastical pronunciation, but very good!

[@madscientist7430]

Why ecclesiastical?

[@aster965]

@@madscientist7430 Just to give some sense of being lower than the Classical-speaking King. I only said Ecclesiastical since I believe the pronunciation of Vulgar is fairly unknown.

[@Borderose]

@@aster965 Wouldn't Vulgar be close to whichever Romance language developed in a specific region?

[@aster965]

@@Borderose Indeed, but still not really certain enough, from what I've seen, so Ecclesiastical seemed like a good alternative to me.

[@camena5684]

Redeunt Sāturnia rēgna-- sine fines potestas--- I love all the classical references you have in the translation.

[@martinnet82]

What that's mean?? Excúseme-

[@camena5684]

​@@martinnet82 Redeunt Saturnia regna is a direct quote from Vergil's georgics, meaning the reign of Saturn returned-- the Romans believed that several generations before the present, there was a golden age under which no one worked or suffered, and Saturn/Cronus governed it. Sine fine potestas is modified quote from Vergil's Aeneid, the original was "imperium sine fine" Both roughly means power without limit.

[@martinnet82]

Thank you! I'd learned a little of Latin and I know very well it's pronunciation. Greetings from Argentina.

[@camena5684]

@Gustavo Octavio deCampos Oh that is pretty cool!!! Could be a nod to both, y'know.

[@jamescarrier8477]

Would a true Latin translation of the original translate the “quid pro quo” line into English?

[@prestonjones1653]

This for that.

[@carlourbenti5110]

It should be written “qui pro quo” and it’s like using “which” instead of “what” in a wrong way.The meaning of this phrase is misunderstanding. So you can say: we had a “qui pro quo” , and you are saying that you and another person did not understand each other. In English it is use incorrectly to say “I do something for you if you do something to me” but the Latin phrase with this meaning is “do ut des”

[@Ennio444]

@@carlourbenti5110 I was about to say exactly this. Romans would have said "do ut des". I don't know when "quid pro quo" came into fashion but it was probably in the Middle Ages.

[@phari4820]

Everything sounds cooler in Latin and you can't convince me otherwise

[@moomoomeadow6285]

I’m in a Gregorian Chant choir and the Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation is so different! But this is really cool 😊

[@videomaestro9566]

Dang this Singer NAILS the Song!

[@pedrosabino8751]

Rare footage of Pompeus persuading the senate against Caesar.

[@NodDisciple1]

Don't you mean Caesar speaking the the XIII Legion?

[@pedrosabino8751]

@@NodDisciple1 The senate was a oligarchy

[@Aussiedezza12]

Only plebs believe that Caesar was the bad guy

[@angieulaka]

So, technically I suppose the algorithm was a day off. But, a good song for the Ides of March.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Quite!

[@oolooo]

Gratitudem for using a Classical pronounciation

[@NathanaelTheAussie]

For a competition in high school I endeavoured to try and learn four Disney songs, each in a different language. This one I did in German (Seid Bereit 😁). Listening to this stuff is a dream, so cool mate!

[@shiroamakusa8075]

Pictured, Gaius Iulius Caesar adressing his legions before crossing the Rubicon in 49BCE

[@perryschnabel]

What a feeling, I changed 2.9k to 3k likes.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Wow thanks!!!

[@samsowden]

Euge!

[@jiul369]

The explanation of the lyrics inspirations in the description is amazing! I wish more people would see it!

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Thanks! Each person sharing it helps a lot

[@fallingasleepaswespeak]

i have no latin knowledge at all but "bucca bucca bucca!" made me smile just bc of the way it was said

[@ryanw.4983]

_Caesar rallies his legions for their 2nd attack on the Brittons, 56BC_

[@peruamorrortubarrenetxea5300]

Vergil's references included, very well crafted. Optime cecinisti!

[@nibdurhdhudhyd]

One of the Disney masterpieces

[@imafrenchtartine]

Wow, I'm amazed at the translation and the amount of research that went into it in the first place, but to have it rhyme AND match the short/long syllabes is blowing my mind ! I'm very surprised at the comments about the pronunciation because that is exactly how I was taught here in France. Thank you for educating me about the different pronunciations on top of entertaining me so much :)

[@vuxigeck5281]

Studying Latin in high school can get annoying, but dang do I love the language. Hoping I continue learning even after I graduate! I want to be able to sing these bangers, hahaha. Awesome cover, dude!

[@subtlefire7256]

I love how Scar is like metaphorically crossing the Rubicon here and the hyenas just go "bucca bucca bucca". 😂😂

[@TheGladGolem]

I write this with a respect so deep it borders on awe: You are the biggest nerd on KZbin.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Thanks! 🤓

[@hopestoryteller]

the fact that this is only showing up in my recs after the ides of march is rude and a personal attack

[@bluehairandaxes8489]

this is the most fabulous thing I have seen all day, and I am going to watch it over and over until I can sing along

[@ScorpioMartianus]

🦁 🎶

[@triumph2460]

What a beautiful voice ! it fits Scar very well ^^

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Thanks!

[@captainboon2978]

These videos will be invaluable in my attempt to learn Latin. Thank you, and great rendition.

[@katyc.8663]

This makes me wish that YT wasn't in its infancy when I was in college. I would've loved being able to listen to this while doing Latin homework.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

That’s how I feel too

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I just rediscovered this (I watched it before a while back), and I found this to be a catchy tune and an interesting translation! Thanks for the video! Finally subscribed!

[@FreedomFighter-kn5ko]

This is beautiful. Well done!

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Thanks!

[@alirubaii4839]

SCAR IS AN HONORABLE MAN

[@Ennio444]

This comment wins the video, I think.

[@gnammyhamster9554]

This cracked me up

[@RoninofRamen]

Yet Mufasa says he is ambitious?

[@abelpalmer552]

Ngl that description was intimidating but after researching the terms mentioned I understand it and appreciate the work that went into this ēgrēgia translation a lot more.

[@user-cx9kj8ep5p]

I'm learning latin in school and have an exam in 3 days and goddamn now I'm motivated as hell

[@alexp6364]

Emperor Aurelian confronting the roman senate on his plans to raze Palmyra to the ground after they rebelled again.

[@gleydin]

Very, veeery impressive! Thank you for sharing!

[@willyloindici5446]

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I discovered your channel through an other video. Just leaving a quick comment to express my gratitude for you having created and shared these. Please continue if you're still willing to ;)

[@eldoxografo]

This is incredible and certainly deserve more views. Thank you so much.

[@alis4452]

Sei bravo pure a cantare! Incredibile.

[@MadTeaMarie]

Enjoying this while I prepare for my annual review at work.....❤‍🔥

[@tordlindgren2123]

I've always gotten strong facist vibes from that song. It's so full of unifying speech patterns and promises of brighter times. We all know those promises won't solve much usually, but they paint an illusion people can escape into and unify under. Strange how people never mention it though.

[@timfortune9]

The film originally came out when I was 5, but as soon as I actually learned about the Nazis in late Elementary School 4-6 years later, I immediately drew the parallels. It's not surprising that it's halfway between opinion and meme when some say the song sounds better in German.

[@GeekyFandomslover]

the hyenas are goose stepping, the entire song is modeled on a nazi propaganda movie and footage from the Nuremberg Rallies

[@suchiuomizu]

People DO mention it.

[@EpykseDerbmon]

Me encanta. No hablo latín pero comprendo la poesía en el idioma.

[@thephotoshopper5908]

1:59 Mussolini wanting to restore the Roman Empire

[@spartanis5368]

I like that I have this song memorized. Makes me feel like I know Latin 😀

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Do it! You will

[@ikeroland3108]

love it! my mom said i cant be on screens but iim sure she would love for me to listen to latin songs!

[@sassymedea3065]

I wish you also included the English translation to help me better understand the song, good job on the cover though I love how you kept the spirit of the song.

[@r21167]

I'm getting into Latin to keep myself occupied as my country's lockdown is extended and this has made my day! I'll be happily exploring your videos for days, thank you!

[@OrientaleSiculaYT]

Geniale! E mirabile la restituta.

[@ScorpioMartianus]

Grazie!

[@benpracht2655]

This is awesome. Getting the timing right on this is sheer brilliance. It had to have taken you a long time.

[@emilygoodman6853]

Therapist: “Latin Bonzai isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.” Latin Bonzai: 1:35

[@MenelmacarLG]

Grātiās vōbīs duōbus agō.

[@pedrosabino8751]

What "vobis" means?

[@sbtsoldier8193]

magnifico

[@ScorpioMartianus]

sbt soldier grazie!

[@kin4245]

This is amazing. I've studied latin for some time for some university exams but eventually couldn't accomplish much and gave up. But damn, everything in latin is so cool, and this is the first time I actually hear something using the classical pronunciation! Makes me so happy.