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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2674206, member: 8267&quot;]I got curious about the Latin motto. As Debora says, it is associated with the Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912). He grew up in San Mauro Pascoli, in northeastern Italy (not Sicily). He is reported to have been fond of the small church of the Madonna dell&#039;Acqua which was near his home. I have found a post on facebook where a fellow asks about the same motto - tu bibis ipse gemo - appearing on the church above the doorways. The church was built in 1616, but was renovated after extensive damage during WWII. I cannot determine for sure if the motto was on the church during Pascoli&#039;s lifetime, and would have inspired his use of the saying, or if it was added to the church during the renovation in honor of the local poet. I also cannot find detailed enough photos to confirm the inscription is on the church. (The facebook poster does not make clear whether the inscriptions are on the exterior or interior.)</p><p><br /></p><p>It is often difficult to translate an idiomatic saying.The best translation I found was &quot;You drink from my pain&quot;, which seems more appropriate for the Madonna. Pascoli used the motto on the cover of the 1903 first edition of his &quot;Canti del Castelvecchio&quot;, and it also appears on internal pages in later editions.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pJRAs4CMeiI/WLs1e5WfY0I/AAAAAAAAQDM/DuAF9QiEZTwELovTdK1bI-TSkbwZ7uiAwCLcB/s320/cappella-madonna-dell-acqua-san-mauro-pascoli-cosa-visitare.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Canti_di_Castelvecchio_3.png/260px-Canti_di_Castelvecchio_3.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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