1950s – Parallels

It’s Not for Me to Say by Johnny Mathis and Ancient Text by Horace 1.5, translated by Peter Bing and Rip Cohen

Posted onApril 11, 2019April 16, 2019AuthorethanmcLeave a comment

(Ancient Text by Horace, translated by Peter Bing and Rip Cohen) and It’s Not for Me to Say (Contemporary Song by Johnny Mathis) ParallelTextLyricsListen Horace’s poem 1.5 is complex, but one simplified interpretation of it is that he is warning Read More …

Drinking Away the Pains of Love

Posted onFebruary 26, 2019April 16, 2019AuthorashlynuLeave a comment

(Ancient Text by Callimachus, translated by Peter Bing, Rip Cohen) and There Stands the Glass (Contemporary Song by Webb Pierce) ParallelTextLyricsListen Drinking alcohol is an age-old remedy for the pains of love. The poem’s narrator, the stranger, and the subject Read More …