Song of Carthage

A marī usqu’ad mare, rēgnāmus!

Audīte Rōmānī, Saguntum captum est!

Cēterum autem cēnseō

Carthāginem esse dēléndam!

Carthāgō dēlénda est!

O Inimīce, o Carthāgō,

O Hánnibal, hic et nunc, audī!

Hic manēbimus optimē!

Cēterum autem cēnseō

Carthāginem esse dēléndam!

Carthāgō dēlénda est!

Urbī ferro flammāque minatus est,

Haec ōlim meminisse iuvābit,

Vade, Carthāgō, hic mare nostrum est!

Ave! Pater Rōmule!

Et dominābitur a marī usque ad mare, et a flūmine usque ad terminōs terrae!

Translation

From sea to sea, we rule,

Hear ye Romans, Saguntum has fallen!

And it is my belief,

That Carthage should be destroyed,

Carthage must be destroyed!

O enemy, O Carthage,

O Hannibal, here and now, listen!

Here we shall stand most excellently,

And it is my belief,

That Carthage should be destroyed,

Carthage must be destroyed!

The City is threatened with fire and sword,

One day, we shall look back on this day and smile,

Away Carthage! This is our sea!

Hail, father Romulus,

His dominion shall extend from sea to sea,

And unto the ends of the World!

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Idioms from "Song of Carthage"

1.	A mari usque ad mare
2.	Carthago delenda est
3.	Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam
4.	Ceterum censeo Carthaginem delendam esse
5.	Hic manebimus optime

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