Singer's Ratios in Rauca Sonora

Abstract

f. Iv Rauca, sonora, languida uoce tibia nostra est, pater, inquam. ast gerit ora fusca colore ; tristis habunde flens modo, serta forte diremp : nam rosa mollis, fragmina la , f. 2r lilia clara, pinguia quoque (quid memorem nunc ?) nectara mixta — Harsh, noisy, dull in tone is my flute, father, I confess. And it produces speech dark in colour ; exceedingly sad, weeping now, it is deprived by chance of its laurel : for the delicate rose, pieces of wool, bright lilies, and also rich (why need I mention it now ?) blended nectars —