Baquaqua : Afro-Diasporic Text Corpus

Iohannes Latinus (Juan Latino) c. 1570

Dum regis fratrem memoras misisse Philippi
Sub iuga iiam Parthos atque fugas se feros.
Solennes pompas arcus ludosque superbos,
Principis et nati dum memoranda canis:
Annam reginam partu gaudere beato,
Pontificis magni dum pia verba refers:
Maenium reddis vatem, redolesque Maronem
Romanae es lingae gloria summa tuis:
Garantam decoras, quae te est sortita magistrum,
Ingenii praebes grandia signa tui
Censores videre pium doctumque poema,
Carpet quis merito nunc opus egregium?
Victorem Austriadem, restat, formidinis expers
Edas in lucem, docte Latine, tuum.
Nam variae gentes exoptant, undique reges
Haerentes cupiunt gesta videre ducis.
Non est quod timeas, liber hinc bene tutus abibit,
Prospera contingent regia dicta tibi.

Translation:

“On the Birthday of the Most Serene Bachelor, Bernardino De Villandrando, a Theologian, the Most Learned Master, John of Latin Granada, the Moderator of the Studious Youth, an Epigram in Praise:

While you recall that Philip sent the brother of the king,
Under yokes now to the Parthians and wild flights.
The solemn processions and proud shows,
Of the prince and his son, while you sing of memorable things:
Queen Anne rejoices in her blessed childbirth,
While you repeat the pious words of the great Pontiff:
You render Maenius a poet, and Maro comes back to life
As the highest glory of the Roman language through yours:
You adorn Granada, which has chosen you as a teacher,
You offer the illustrious marks of your talent.
Censors will see a pious and learned poem,
For whom now does such an excellent work befit?
Victorious Austria remains, free from fear,
To see the light, your learned Latin work.
For various nations desire it, kings from all sides
Desire to see the deeds of the leader clinging to them.
There is no reason to fear; the book will depart safely from here,
Prosperous royal praises will come to you.”

_______________________________________________________

Latinus, Iohannes (1573) “De Natali Serenissimi Bacchalauri Bernardini De Villandrando Theologi in Doctissimi magistri Ioannis Latini Garnatae studiosae Adolescentiae moderatories Laudem Epigramma” in Varia Poetae Elogia: Granada: Hugh de Mena p.4

Original printing at:
https://books.google.com/books?id=qOUW2c213k0C
Genre: Poetry
Language : Latin
Meter: Elegiac Couplet (Dactylic Hexameter and dactylic pentameter)