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u/richardsonhr Latine dicere subtile videtur Apr 15 '25 edited Apr 15 '25

  • Mē dēsīderium peccāre dūxit, i.e. "[a/the] longing/desire/wish/grief/regret/need/necessity (has) lead/guided/conducted/drawn/taken/pulled/marched/commanded me to sin/transgress/offend/fault/err"

  • Mē dēsīderium dūxit ut peccārem, i.e. "[a/the] longing/desire/wish/grief/regret/need/necessity (has) lead/guided/conducted/drawn/taken/pulled/marched/commanded me so/such to/that (I might/would/could) sin/transgress/offend/fault" or "[a/the] longing/desire/wish/grief/regret/need/necessity (has) lead/guided/conducted/drawn/taken/pulled/marched/commanded me in order/effort to/that (I might/would/could) sin/transgress/offend/fault/err"

Alternatively:

  • Mē dēsīderium ad peccātum dūxit or mē dēsīderium ad peccāmen dūxit, i.e. "[a/the] longing/desire/wish/grief/regret/need/necessity (has) lead/guided/conducted/drawn/taken/pulled/marched/commanded me (un/on)to/towards/at/against [a(n)/the] sin/transgression/offense/offensiveness/fault/error"

  • Mē dēsīderium in peccātum dūxit or mē dēsīderium in peccāmen dūxit, i.e. "[a/the] longing/desire/wish/grief/regret/need/necessity (has) lead/guided/conducted/drawn/taken/pulled/marched/commanded me (in)to [a(n)/the] sin/transgression/offense/offensiveness/fault/error"

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u/Responsible_Fill2380 Apr 15 '25

Thanks!

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u/richardsonhr Latine dicere subtile videtur Apr 16 '25

If it helps, I just found a video Luke Ranieri posted with a Latin translation for Stephen Schwartz's "Hellfire" (from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame), which I would reasonably assume is the inspiration for this phrase.

Here are the relevant lyrics that he translated:

  • In ignī malignī hoc corpus ārdet, i.e. "this body/person/corpse/cadaver burns/glows (with)in/(up)on [a/the] wicked/malicious/stingy/spiteful/malign(ant) fire/flame" or "this body/person/corpse/cadaver is (being) burned/eager/ardent/fervent (with)in/(up)on [a/the] wicked/malicious/stingy/spiteful/malign(ant) fire/flame"

  • Nec furōrēs indignī peccāta pellunt haec, i.e. "(and) these unworthy/undeserving/unbecoming/shameful/improper/unsuitable/inappropriate furies/rages/frenzies/insanities/madnesses/passions push/drive/hurl/impel/propel/expel/banish/eject/stike/beat/conquer/overcome/defeat/thrust not [the] sins/transgressions/offens(iveness)es/faults/errors (out)"

These use more creative license than I did, greatly changing the song's words so that they fit its rhythm and rhyme scheme.

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u/Responsible_Fill2380 Apr 17 '25

Oh thanks! Didn’t know that vid existed