Catullus 7
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This is one of Catullus's poems to his mistress Lesbia.
The meter is hendecasyllabic.
[edit] Text
| Line | Latin text | English translation' |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | quaeris quot mihi basiationes | You ask how many kissings |
| 2 | tuae Lesbia sint satis superque | Of yours, Lesbia, would be enough and more for me. |
| 3 | quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae | As great as the number of Libyan sands |
| 4 | lasarpiciferis iacet Cyrenis | That lie in lasarpicium-bearing Cyrene |
| 5 | oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi | Between the oracle of sweltering Jupiter |
| 6 | et Batti veteris sacrum sepulcrum | And the sacred tomb of old Battus, |
| 7 | aut quam sidera multa cum tacet nox | Or as many as the stars that, when the night is silent, |
| 8 | furtivos hominum vident amores | See people's secret love affairs: |
| 9 | tam te basia multa basiare | For you to kiss so many kisses |
| 10 | vesano satis et super Catullo est | Is enough and more for crazy Catullus, |
| 11 | quae nec pernumerare curiosi | And which inquiring men could not count completely |
| 12 | possint nec mala fascinare lingua | Nor an evil tongue bewitch. |
[edit] External links
- Carmina for some of the texts in Latin.
- Gaius Valerius Catullus
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