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Valley of Ashes

Latin translation: Vallis cinerum

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English term or phrase:Valley of Ashes
Latin translation:Vallis cinerum
Entered by: Chris Rowson (X)

20:30 May 13, 2002
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: Valley of Ashes
Valley of Ashes
Los
Vallis cinerum
Explanation:
Translated straight, it is like this. There´s a couple of alternatives that occur to me:

1) Vallis cinis - Ash Valley

2) Vallis favillarum. The point about this one is that it recalls those burning words of the Requiem Mass "Dies irae, dies illa; solvet saeclum in favilla" - the day of wrath, the very day; the era dissolves into ashes (it should be rhythmic, and rhyme, but I can´t manage that right now).

But "favilla" is late Latin, and I am not really at home with it. It is very strongly associated with the "Dies irae", so if you like this reference, use "favilla", and if not, stick with the cinerum/cinis.
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Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 10:24
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Thank you for the help with my questions. your input was most helpful, and i will tell others about you. thanks agains. Los

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Vallis cinerum


Explanation:
Translated straight, it is like this. There´s a couple of alternatives that occur to me:

1) Vallis cinis - Ash Valley

2) Vallis favillarum. The point about this one is that it recalls those burning words of the Requiem Mass "Dies irae, dies illa; solvet saeclum in favilla" - the day of wrath, the very day; the era dissolves into ashes (it should be rhythmic, and rhyme, but I can´t manage that right now).

But "favilla" is late Latin, and I am not really at home with it. It is very strongly associated with the "Dies irae", so if you like this reference, use "favilla", and if not, stick with the cinerum/cinis.

Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 10:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 28
Grading comment
Thank you for the help with my questions. your input was most helpful, and i will tell others about you. thanks agains. Los

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: Exactly - after all the Requiem is, at least, medieval Latin. Let's stick to the classical :)
1 hr
agree  David Wigtil
15 hrs
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