Stridet ventus Boreális,
Imber íngruet nivális;
Quo se vertet hora in illa
Rubicílla?
In granário sedébit,
Plúmea tepens fovébit
Molle caput sub axílla,
Rubicílla!
And here's the original English:
The North wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then,
Poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing,
Poor thing!
And a literal English translation with the Latin:
The North wind will shriek,
Stridet ventus Boreális,
the snow shower will rush down,
imber íngruet nivális;
where will turn at that time
quo se vertet hora in illa
the Robin?
Rubicílla?
She’ll sit in a barn,
In granário sedébit,
covered in down, keeping warm; she'll nestle
plúmea tepens fovébit
her head beneath her soft little wing,
molle caput sub axílla,
Robin!
Rubicílla!
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