Carpe rosas (English spelling) carperosas

Japanese: carpe rosas(英語表記)carperosas
Carpe rosas (English spelling) carperosas

…The motto “carpe diem” (seize the moment, enjoy it while you can) is expressed poetically as “carpe rosas” (pick the roses). This encouragement of sexual pleasure is part of mystical thought, and is probably connected to the fact that the rose is a female symbol. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "carpe rosas" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈カルペ・ディエムcarpe diem〉(時をとらえよ。楽しめるうちに楽しめ)のモットーは,詩的表現としては〈カルペ・ロサスcarpe rosas〉(バラを摘め)となる。性的快楽の奨励だが,これは神秘主義思想の一部で,バラが女陰象徴であることともつながっているだろう。…

※「carpe rosas」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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