The sound of latin

This might be of interest to anyone who want to imagine what Cicero, Vergilius, Catullus and so on might have sounded like!

This might be of interest to anyone who want to imagine what Cicero, Vergilius, Catullus and so on might have sounded like!

 

 

Thanks for sharing this.

Pyramus et Thisbe in Latin (hexameter). You'll find plenty more at that site.

Dude, this is hella cool! (Oops, reverted to the youth in me...) Nice one, Klingan!

Dude, this is hella cool! (Oops, reverted to the youth in me...) Nice one, Klingan!

 

Thanks Doc

 

I'm really trying to learn how to read it myself, but damn, it's difficult.

Pyramus et Thisbe in Latin (hexameter). You'll find plenty more at that site.

 

I sure wish I could roll my r's as that reader does. But I'm afraid it's not to be for this Noo Yawker. *sigh*

 

-- Nephele

Awesome find. The Cicero reading sounds as if he's in a freezer.

The Cicero reading sounds as if he's in a freezer.

 

Yeah it really does. The guy reading it is the very best you can find thou (according to my professor).

I sure wish I could roll my r's as that reader does. But I'm afraid it's not to be for this Noo Yawker. *sigh*

 

-- Nephele

 

Nah, not impossible...I can teach you! It's just al alveolar trill!

I remember reading somewhere that the pronounciation was closer to the Spanish accent than to the Italian one. These clips seem to back that up.

I sure wish I could roll my r's as that reader does. But I'm afraid it's not to be for this Noo Yawker. *sigh*

 

-- Nephele

 

Nah, not impossible...I can teach you! It's just al alveolar trill!

 

Next time you come to New York, Doc, I'm going to take you up on that! We'll be happily alveolarically trilling down Fifth Avenue, and frightening the tourists.

 

-- Nephele

Honey, we'd do that anyway