Catullus 45 Flashcards

1
Q

Acmen Septimius suos amores

tenens in gremio ‘me’’ inquit ‘Acme,

A

Septimius, holding his love Acme

in his arms, said: ‘My Acme,

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2
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ni te perdite amo atque amare porro
omnes sum assidue paratus annos,
quantum qui pote plurimum perire,

A

unless I love you to distraction and hereafter
am prepared to love you continually throughout the years
as much as he who can love you most,

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3
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solus in Libya Indiaque tosta

caesio veniam obvius leoni.’

A

may I alone in Libya and torrid India

Meet a green-eyed lion.

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4
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Hoc ut dixit, Amor sinistra ut ante

dextra sternuit approbationem

A

As he said this, Cupid sneezed approval on

The left as before on the right.

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5
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At Acme leviter caput reflectens
et dulcis pueri ebrios ocellos
illo purpureo ore suaviata,

A

But Acme, gently bending back her head
and having kissed the little eyes intoxicated
with love, of the sweet boy with those rosy lips,

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6
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‘sic’ inquit ‘mea vita Septimille,
huic uni domino usque serviamus,
ut multo mihi maior acriorque
ignis mollibus ardet in medullis.’

A

said: “In this way, my dear Septimius,
my life, let us serve forever this one master,
as a flame much greater and keener
burns in my tender limbs.”

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7
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Hoc ut dixit, Amor sinistra ut ante

dextra sternuit approbationem.

A

As she said this, Cupid sneezed approval

on the left as before on the right.

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8
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Nunc ab auspicio bono profecti

mutuis animis amant amantur.

A

Now having set out with good omens they

love and are loved with mutual feelings.

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9
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Unam Septimius misellus Acmen

mavult quam Syrias Britanniasque:

A

Poor little Septimius prefers his one Acme

to all the Syrians and Britains:

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10
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uno in Septimio fidelis Acme

facit delicias libidinisque.

A

the faithful Acme takes delight

and pleasure in her one Septimius.

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11
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quis ullos homines beatiores

vidit, quis Venerem auspicatiorem?

A

Who has seen any more blessed men,

who a more auspicious Cupid?

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