Overview
Animula vagula blandula is the first line of a poem which appears in the Historia Augusta as the work of the dying emperor Hadrian.
It has been extensively studied and there are numerous translations. The author of the Historia Augusta was disparaging but later authors such as Isaac Casaubon were more respectful.
Poor little, wandering, charming soul
Guest and companion of my body,
What place will you go to now?
Pale, stiff, naked little thing,
Nor will you be making jokes as you always do.
It was translated by D. Johnston as follows:
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