tekst:
Mea culpa, ecce signum,
Corpus vile, coram deo
Pactum serva,
Scala caeli, gloria patri, pax et bonum
Sine cura, vade mecum,
Casus belli, lusus naturae
Dies illa, velut luna, dona es virtum
pojašnjenja:
Mea culpa: "my fault", an admission of error
Ecce signum: "behold the sign", spoken by Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 Act II Scene 4.
Corpus vile: "worthless body", an expendable living thing that can be used e.g. for scientific tests of lethality.
Coram deo: "in the presence of God", the privileged state of Christians.
Sine cura: "without a care", -> sinecure, an office with salary and/or prestige but no responsibilities
Vade mecum: "go with me", a handbook
Casus belli: "case for war", a country's stated reason for declaring war.
Lusus naturae: "freaks/jokes of nature", term used by medieval naturalists for actual or reported specimens that defied classification or violated natural laws. Fell into disuse with the rise of the scientific method.
