Vita Luna
English translation: Life in the moon
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Crazy Life Explanation: Vita Luna is Latin for Crazy Life -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 мин (2009-01-14 00:21:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://fcserver.nvnet.org/~zelcer/0196BAA0-000F4EEE.3/Latin ... luna-, luni-, lun-, lunu- (Latin: moon, light, shine). ? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 мин (2009-01-14 00:38:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The connection between luna and crazy comes from the believe, that the moon and it's phases are connected to madness/craziness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic http://www.proz.com/kudoz/English/history/3027347-vita_luna.... Reference: http://www.latinsayings.info/LatSayings3.php Reference: http://www.yuni.com/library/latin_8.html |
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Life in the moon Explanation: This is a more literal translation. Luna is a name, not an adjective, so here is in the ablative case, and translates as "in the moon". The dictionary gives some information that allows to infer why "luna" is connected with madness: First, it gave the adjective "lunaticus", which in English gave "lunatic", and means a mad person. The first definition of "lunaticus-a-um" is as a matter of fact "who lives in the moon". The second is "lunatics, maniac, obsessive, cranky, who suffer madness at intervals" And the definition of "lunaticus-i" is simply "mad", and is used in the Vulgata. |
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