Through darkness comes light

[Martinique]

Hi all.

I'm also a tattoo enthusiast looking for an accurate translation for "through darkness comes light"
I have come across the following on the site - ex tenebris venit lux - would the words "from and through" differ at all?


Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks

 

[Pacifica]

Hello,

With "through" instead of "from":

Per tenebras venit lux.

 

[Martinique]

Thank you so much
Just a question, on the spelling of "tenebris" - I see you have spelled it with an "a" , assuming I need to change my spelling?

 

[Pacifica]

Yes, after ex you need tenebris, but after per you need tenebras.

 

[Martinique]

Thank you, you have been most helpful!

 

[Pacifica]

You're welcome!

 

[Martinique]

Thought I would share a pic of my tattoo with you
It is a bit blurry, but you get the idea

 

[Pacifica]

Ah, it's already done! You didn't lose time since yesterday...!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Martinique]

It was scheduled already but I wasn't 100% comfortable with the exact spelling etc. So i spent about 4 hours searching the web and eventually came across this page - lifesaver!!!
I really didn't want it to be wrong - all my other ink has also been verified by personal friends who speak the said language of each tattoo, but Latin is not exactly an "everyman's" language.

I don't particularly want to have my picture posted on a thread about "Disastrous translations and meanings"

Thanks again!!

 

[Pacifica]

all my other ink has also been verified by personal friends who speak the said language of each tattoo, but Latin is not exactly an "everyman's" language.

Have you got tatoos in many different languages?

I don't particularly want to have my picture posted on a thread about "Disastrous translations and meanings"

You can rest assured it won't happen.

Thanks again!!

You're welcome!

 

[Martinique]

I have my name in Farsi - Persian, both my children's names in Arabic, Chinese symbols for "mother, son, and daughter"
Also have Ninjutsu (martial arts I practice) in kanji
And then a whole bunch of other tattoo's

Trying to decide on another Latin "phrase" for my other arm

 

[Aurifex]

Chinese symbols for "mother, son, and daughter"

I'd be interested to see those.

 

[Martinique]

Also not the best pic's, I had them redone today and coloured in with a pink UV ink - and they are still very sensitive

 

[Aurifex]

Those look OK. You were sensible not to try and say anything too ambitious; such attempts often turn out badly.