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After the war, I went back to New York
– La guerra si combatte con Il Veleno
A-After the war, I went back to New York
– A-Post bellum Novi Eboraci reversus sum
I finished up my studies and I practiced law
– Ego complevit usque studiis meis et exercitati legis
I practiced law, Burr worked next door
– Exercitati legis, Burr deinde ostium laboraverunt
Even though we started at the very same time
– Quamquam nos coepi ad ipsum simul
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
– Alexander hamilton coepit ascendere
How to account for his rise to the top?
– Quam rationem eius ad summum ortum?
Man, the man is
– L ‘ uomo è un essere
Non-stop
– Non cessat
Gentlemen of the jury, I’m curious, bear with me
– Iudices iudicum, curiosus sum, mecum ferte
Are you aware that we’re making history?
– Hai provato a tradurla?
This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
– Haec est prima occidendum iudicium nostrae gentis novam,
The liberty behind deliberation
– La libertà dopo la deliberazione
Non-stop
– Non cessat
I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
– Dimittas cum mihi consulendi causa fuerit ut dubitare desinerem
With my assistant counsel—
– Meum consilium assistant—
Co-counsel
– Consulenze lavoratori extracomunitari
Hamilton, sit down
– Hamilton, sedere
Our client Levi Weeks is innocent
– Levi Hebdomades Nostrae innocentes
Call your first witness
– Primum testimonium tuum voca
That’s all you had to say
– Quod suus omnes vos had dicere
Okay
– Bene
One more thing—
– Unum magis—
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Perché il rosario è così importante da noi?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Perché il rosario è così importante da noi?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Perché il rosario è così importante da noi?
Soon that attitude may be your doom
– Mox ut habitus sit exitium tuum
Aww
– Aw
Why do you write like you’re running out of time?
– Cur scribis sicut ex tempore curris?
Write day and night like you’re running out of time?
– Scribe diem et noctem sicut curris ex tempore?
Every day you fight like you’re running out of time
– Quotidie pugnas sicut ex tempore curris
Keep on fighting, in the meantime—
– Pugnatum est interim—
Non-stop
– Non cessat
Corruption’s such an old song that we can sing along in harmony
– Corruptionis tam vetus carmen quod in concordia cantare possumus
And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
– Et nusquam est fortior Quam Albaniae
This colony’s economy’s increasingly stalling
– Haec oeconomia coloniae magis magisque redimitis
And honestly, that’s why public service seems to be calling me
– Et honeste, ut ‘ quare publicum officium esse videtur vocant me
He’s just non-stop
– Ipse suus iustus non-subsisto
I practiced the law, I practically perfected it
– Ego exercitati legis, ego paene perfecta est
I’ve seen injustice in the world and I’ve corrected it
– Oui je viens de rectifier
Now for a strong central democracy
– Nunc fortis democratia centralis
If not, then I’ll be Socrates
– _cr. _ – Necesse Est, O socrates.
Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities
– Saxa verborum iacens in his mediocritatibus
Aww
– Aw
Hamilton, at the Constitutional Convention:
– Hamilton, in Conventu Constitutionali:
I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention
– Illa logica constitutio
There as a New York junior delegate:
– Novi Eboraci junior delegatus:
Now what I’m gonna say may sound indelicate
– Nunc quid im ‘ agnus dei dicere potest sonare indicium
Aww
– Aw
Goes and proposes his own form of government (What?)
– Sequitur et formam suam regiminis proponit (Quid?)
His own plan for a new form of government (What?)
– Suum consilium ad novam regiminis formam (Quid?)
Talks for six hours, the convention is listless
– Loquitur sex horis, monasterium languidum est
Bright young man
– Clara iuvenis
Yo, who the F is this?
– Chi È f?
Why do you always say what you believe?
– Cur semper dicis quod credis?
Why do you always say what you believe?
– Cur semper dicis quod credis?
Every proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemies
– Omnis nuntius liberam munitionem inimicis tuis praestat
Aww
– Aw
Why do you write like it’s going out of style? (Going out of style, hey)
– Quare scribis sicut suus ‘ iens de stilo? (Iens de stilo, heus)
Write day and night like it’s going out of style (Going out of style, hey)
– Scribe diem et noctem sicut suus ‘ iens de stilo (Exitum de stilo, heus)
Every day you fight like it’s going out of style
– Quotidie pugnas sicut suus iens de stilo
Do what you do
– Fate quel che faccio
Alexander?
– Alexander?
Aaron Burr, sir
– Aaron Burr, sir
Well, it’s the middle of the night
– Solo, qual ‘ io scopai hier sera, nella questa casa
Can we confer, sir?
– Quare nos scribere doces, magister?
Is this a legal matter?
– Estne probanda haec praxis?
Yes, and it’s important to me
– Etiam ac aliquam sit amet est mihi
What do you need?
– Per quando ti servono?
Burr, you’re a better lawyer than me
– Burr, melior es advocatus quam me
Okay?
– Bene?
I know I talk too much, I’m abrasive
– Scio me nimium loqui, laesura sum
You’re incredible in court
– Et adducere eum tecum in judicium
You’re succinct, persuasive
– Quomodo haec inter se, persuadent
My client needs a strong defense, you’re the solution
– Cliens meus fortis defensione indiget, solutio es
Who’s your client?
– Quis est cliens tuus?
The new U.S. Constitution?
– Nova constitutio americana?
No
– Non
Hear me out
– Audi me
No way
– Nullo modo
A series of essays, anonymously published
– A seriem libri, anonymously editis
Defending the document to the public
– Defendere documentum ad publicum
No one will read it
– Nulla in quam leo
I disagree
– A disputando eu
And if it fails?
– Si non falli?
Burr, that’s why we need it
– Burr, quod suus quid nobis necesse est
The constitution’s a mess
– Conozcamos la constitucion
So it needs amendments
– Le scrivo già modificate
It’s full of contradictions
– Una lettera piena di contrasti
So is independence
– Haec est independentia
We have to start somewhere
– Alicubi incipere debemus
No, no way
– Nullo modo
You’re making a mistake
– Vos erant faciens errorem
Good night
– Bonum nocte
Hey
– Heus
What are you waiting for?
– Quid expectas?
What do you stall for?
– Quid est quod tenes?
What?
– Quid?
We won the war, what was it all for?
– Nos vicit bellum, quid est illud?
Do you support this constitution?
– Conozcamos la constitucion?
Of course
– Scilicet
Then defend it
– Tum defendere
And what if you’re backing the wrong horse?
– Et quid, si vos erant ‘ tergum iniuriam equum?
Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed
– Burr, nos studuit et pugnavit et occidit
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
– Ad rationem gentis nunc ad aedificandum venimus
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
– Aliquando enim in vita tua sta cum superbia
I don’t understand how you stand to the side
– Nescio quo modo praetervolavit oratio
I’ll keep all my plans close to my chest
– Omnia consilia mea prope pectus meum servabo
Wait for it, wait for it, wait
– Attendite et videte,
I’ll wait here and see which way the wind will blow
– Hic expectabo et videbo quo modo ventus flabit
I’m taking my time watching the afterbirth of a nation
– Im ‘ accipiens tempus meum vigilantes gentem afterbirth
Watching the tension grow
– Vigilantes tensio crescere
I am sailing off to London
– Cum ne putem relaxa In Romania
I’m accompanied by someone who always pays
– Ego comitatus per aliquem qui semper reddit
I have found a wealthy husband
– Un uomo ricco epulone
Who will keep me in comfort for all my days
– Qui consolabitur me in omnibus diebus meis
He is not a lot of fun, but there’s no one
– Non è scarso il tempo, ma è molto quello che non so
Who can match you for turn of phrase
– Chi deve custodire le carceri provinciali
My Alexander
– Meus Alexander
Angelica
– Angelica
Don’t forget to write
– Noli oblivisci scribere
Look at where you are
– Quaeris unde sis
Look at where you started
– Vide ubi incipias
The fact that you’re alive is a miracle
– Et subito facta est miraculum
Just stay alive, that would be enough
– Somente, momento contigo não é suficiente
And if your wife could share a fraction of your time
– Et si uxor tua fractionem temporis tui communicare posset
If I could grant you peace of mind
– Si possem tibi pacem mentis
Would that be enough?
– Quod satis esset?
Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers
– Alexander copias cum Iacobo Madison Et Ioanne Jay coniungit ad scribendam seriem commentariorum tuendorum novae Constitutionis Civitatum Americae unitarum, Quae Inscribitur Chartae Foederalistae
The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men
– Consilium erat summa viginti quinque commentariorum scribere, opus aequaliter inter tres homines divisum
In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays in the span of six months
– Ad extremum scripserunt octoginta quinque commentaria in spatio sex mensium
John Jay got sick after writing five
– Ioannes Jay aegrotavit postquam quinque scripsit
James Madison wrote twenty-nine
– Iacobus madison viginti novem scripsit
Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one
– Hamilton scripsit alterum quinquaginta unum
How do you write like you’re running out of time?
– Quomodo scribis sicut ex tempore curris?
Write day and night like you’re running out of time?
– Scribe diem et noctem sicut curris ex tempore?
Every day you fight like you’re running out of time
– Quotidie pugnas sicut ex tempore curris
Like you’re running out of time
– Cum et fugit tempore
Are you running out of time?
– Tam subito longi si nunc periere labores?
Aww
– Aw
How do you write like tomorrow won’t arrive?
– Quomodo scribis sicut cras non perveniet?
How do you write like you need it to survive?
– Quomodo scribis sicut opus est tibi superesse?
How do you write every second you’re alive?
– Quomodo scribis omne secundum te vivere?
Every second you’re alive? Every second you’re alive?
– Secundo, utrum sit vivere. Secundo, utrum sit vivere.
They are asking me to lead
– Sine causa oppida diripere
I’m doin’ the best I can
– Ego sum doin’ optimus possum
To get the people that I need
– Ajudando os necessitados
I’m askin’ you to be my right hand man
– Je me demande où le mec a acheté tout ça
Treasury or State?
– Aerarium Vel Statum?
I know it’s a lot to ask
– Scio suus multus ut peteret
Treasury or State?
– Aerarium Vel Statum?
To leave behind the world you know
– Relinquere post mundum scis
Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury or State department?
– Si noleggia l ‘ asino o la sua ombra?
Treasury
– Aerarium
Let’s go
– Eamus
Alexander
– Alexander
I have to leave
– Habeo relinquere
Alexander
– Alexander
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now
– Respice circuitu, circumspice quam felix nunc sumus ut viveret
Helpless
– Inops
They are asking me to lead
– Sine causa oppida diripere
Look around, isn’t this enough?
– Quomodo haec inter se, conveniunt?
He will never be satisfied (What would be enough)
– [Xliii] Calchas respondit, Inferis non esse satisfactum.
He will never be satisfied (To be satisfied?)
– Quae numquam oblivione delebitur (contentusne es?)
Satisfied, satisfied
– Cuidam cuidam cuidam
History has its eyes on you
– Il padrone ha cento occhi
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Perché il rosario è così importante da noi?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Perché il rosario è così importante da noi?
Look around, look around
– Circumspice, circumspice
*Non-stop*
– * Non cessat*
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Perché il rosario è così importante da noi?
He will never be satisfied, satisfied, satisfied
– Et in misericordia altissimi non commovebitur.
Isn’t this enough? What would be enough?
– Nonne hoc sufficit? Quod satis esset?
*Non-stop*
– * Non cessat*
Soon that attitude’s gonna be your doom
– Mox ut habitus agnus dei esto exitio tuo
History has its eyes on you
– Il padrone ha cento occhi
Non-stop
– Non cessat
Why do you write like you’re running out of time?
– Cur scribis sicut ex tempore curris?
Non-stop
– Non cessat
Why do you fight like
– Cur pugnas sicut
History has its eyes on you
– Il padrone ha cento occhi
I am not throwin’ away my shot (Just you wait)
– Ego non ardebo ‘ averte faciem tuam a me; ne declines in ira a servo tuo.
I am not throwing away my shot (Just you wait)
– Ego non parcam (sed quocunque me vertam) / / fol.
I am Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton
– Ego Sum Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton
Just you wait
– Iustus expectare
I am not throwing away my shot!
– Non te decet restinguere incendium meum!
