![]() ![]() Omar Khayyam addressed the trio in 1120 in his Rubaiyat, verse XII. "Two sweethearts, Two flasks of old wine, A book of verse And a cosy corner in the garden." The following poem mentions similar ideas, using four concepts rather than three: epitaph of Tiberius Claudius Secundus, Roman inscriptions mention Balnea vina Venus, ' Baths, wines, sex', such as the ambivalent: Not all hendiatris including women are positive: in Greek: Πύρ, γυνή και θάλαττα, lit.'fire, women and the sea' instead suggest three dangers rather than pleasures, and Turkish: At, Avrat, Silah, lit.'horse, woman, weapon' offers the three essentials of quite another culture. Colombian Spanish: Mujeres, música y trago (Women, music and drink).Spanish: Naipes, mujeres y vino, mal camino, lit.'cards, women and wine, bad way'.Swedish: Vin, kvinnor och sång, lit.'wine, women and song'.Portuguese: Putas, música e vinho verde, lit.'whores, music and green wine'.Polish: Wino, kobiety i śpiew, lit.'wine, women and singing'. ![]() Norwegian: Piker, vin og sang, lit.'girls, wine and song'.Persian: Kabab, Sharab va Shabab, lit.'meat, wine and youth'.Italian: Bacco, tabacco e Venere, lit.' Bacchus, tobacco and Venus'.German: Wein, Weib und Gesang, lit.'wine, woman and singing'.Finnish: Viini, laulu ja naiset, lit.'wine, song, and women' also more modern as Finnish: Rock, ruoho ja rakkaus, lit.'rock, weed and love'.Estonian: Sigarettid ja viinad ja kirglised naised, lit.'Cigarettes, vodka and hot women'.Danish: Vin, kvinder og sang, lit.'wine, women and song'.Czech: Víno, ženy a zpěv, lit.'wine, women and singing'.Bengali: Sur, Sura, Sundari, lit.'music, wine and woman'.Similar tripartite mottoes have existed for a long time in many languages, for example: A more modern form of the idea is often expressed as " sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll", a phrase popularized by British singer Ian Dury in his song of the same title. "Wine, women, and song" is a hendiatris that endorses hedonistic lifestyles or behaviors. ![]()
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