Mudcat Café message #3818621

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Thread #105907 Message #3818621
Posted By: Joe_F
06-Nov-16 - 10:26 PM
Thread Name: On a violin: 'In silvis viva silui'
Subject: RE: On a violin: 'In silvis viva silui'

A shorter version is "Arbor viva tacui; mortua cano" (As a living tree I was silent; as a dead one I sing). Google sees it attributed to an "inscription found on an old violin".