Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
attera pei nemici di Dio
English translation:
a thunderbolt that strikes for the enemies of God on this earth
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Italian term
attera pei nemici di Dio
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Music
Opera
Opera, Stiffelio, an elderly minister looks through the Bible and declares how it will help Stiffelio, a young minister:
Sequi, Stiffelio, e tua parola sia
Tempesta che distrugge,
onda che ingoja, o fologore che attera
Pei nemici di Dio su questa terra.
Sequi, Stiffelio, e tua parola sia
Tempesta che distrugge,
onda che ingoja, o fologore che attera
Pei nemici di Dio su questa terra.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | a thunderbolt that strikes for the enemies of God on this earth |
Ino66 (X)
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| 3 -1 | ... who terrify the enemies of God on this earth |
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a thunderbolt that strikes for the enemies of God on this earth
Freely: A thunderbolt that knocks down, that crushes, the enemies of God.
pei(preposizione articolata poetica):per i
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Note added at 2003-07-28 15:58:59 (GMT)
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It seems that \"attera\" (\"atterra\") is used intransitively here to produce an alliterative effect with \"terra\" in the next line.
pei(preposizione articolata poetica):per i
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Note added at 2003-07-28 15:58:59 (GMT)
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It seems that \"attera\" (\"atterra\") is used intransitively here to produce an alliterative effect with \"terra\" in the next line.
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Comment: "Great, that fits in with the context"
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... who terrify the enemies of God on this earth
ciao
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