Alchemical Latin Poem by Daniel Reurink

Alchemical Latin


Latin

Deus ex machina,
Ad astra per aspera,
Acta non verba,
Ars longa, vita brevis,
Amore et melle, et felle,
Es fecundissimus,
Sub species Aeternalis,
Astra inclinant,
Sed non obligant,
Forsan et haec,
Olim meminisse iuvabit,
Malum consilium,
Quod mutari non potest,
Acta deos numquam,
Mortalis fallunt,
Dulce periculum,
Lupus non timet,
Canem latrantem,
De omnibus dubitandum,
Natura non consitristatur,
Ut ameris, amabilis esto,
Illimitata, adept initiatus,
Arcana magus, opus gnosis,
Sub species aeternitatis,
Homo homini lupus,
Romulus and Remus,
Dominus dominorum,
Armonikos Anaitiologêtas,
Homo homini deus,
Modus operandi
Initium inititis,
Deus ex machina


English Translation

God from the machine,
To the stars through hardships,
By actions, not words,
Art is long and life is short,
Love is rich
And richness is sweet and venom,
From eternities' point of view,
The stars incline,
They do not bind,
Maybe we'll laugh,
At the things in the future,
Bad is a plan,
That cannot change,
Mortals cannot,
Deceive the gods,
Danger is sweet,
A wolf is not,
Afraid of a barking dog,
Everything must be doubted,
The natural world is not compassionate,
In order to be loved, be loveable!
Illuminate initiates,
Arcane mage, the great work,
From eternities' point of view,
A man is a wolf to another man,
Romulus and Remus,
Master of Masters,
Harmony analogous,
God as wolf to man,
The method,
Forevermore, beginning,
God from the machine.