1.1 Flashcards
Arma
arms
gravi
solemn
numero
rhythm
violentaque
and violent
bella
wars
parabam
I was preparing
edere
to tell
materia
subject
conveniente
matching
modis
metre
par erat
was equal
inferior versus
second line
risisse
to have laughed
Cupido
Cupid
dicitur
is said
atque
and
surripuisse
stolen away
unum
one
pedem
foot
Quis
Who
tibi
you
saeve
cruel
puer
boy
dedit
gave
hoc … iuris
this right
in carmina
over poetry
Pieridum
of the Muses
vates
bards
non
not
tua
yours
turba
crowd
sumus
we … are
quid
What
si
if
praeripiat
seized
flavae
golden-haired
Venus
Venus
arma
weapons
Minervae
of Minerva
ventilet
fanned
accensas
lighted
in
in
silvis
forests
Cererem
of Ceres
regnare
reigning
iugosis
mountain
lege
by the rule
pharetratae
with the quiver
Virginis
of the maiden
arva
fields
coli
were tilled
crinibus
locks
insignem
splendid
quis
Who
acuta
sharp
cuspide
spear
Phoebum
Phoebus
instruat
While
doesn’t actually mean this, but doesn’t translate
Aoniam
Aeonian
Marte
Mars
movente
strums
lyram
lyre
sunt tibi
You have
magna
great
puer
boy
nimiumque potentia
and a too powerful one
regna
kingdom
cur
Why
opus
undertaking
adfectas
do you aspire
ambitiose
in your ambition
novum
further
an
Or
quod
everything
ubique
everywhere
tuum est
is … yours
tua sunt
Are … yours
Heliconia tempe
the glades of Helicon
vix
scarcely
etiam
even
Phoebo
Phoebus
lyra
lyre
tuta
safe
sua
own
est
Is
cum
When
bene
well
surrexit
has started
versu
with the … line
nova
new
pagina
page
primo
first
attenuat
diminishes
nervos
power
proximus
second line
ille
That
meos
my
nec
And
mihi
I
materia
subject
est
do … have
numeris
for … rhythms
levioribus
lighter
apta
suitable
aut … aut
Either … or
puer
boy
longas
long
compta
well combed
puella
girl
comas
locks
Questus eram
I had complained
pharetra
with his quiver
cum
when
protinus
at once
ille
he
soluta
opened
legit
Selected
in
for
exitium
destruction
spicula
arrows
facta
made
meum
my
lunavitque
And he … bent
genu
knee
sinuosum
curving
fortiter
strongly
arcum
bow
quod
which
que
And
canas
you might sing
vates
bard
accipe
Take
dixit
said
opus
subject
Me
me
miserum
poor
certas
unerring
habuit
had
puer
boy
ille
That
sagittas
arrows
uror
I am on fire
et
and
in
in
vacuo
empty
pectore
heart
regnat
reigns
Amor
Love
Sex
six
mihi
my
surgat
Let … rise
opus
work
numeris
in … feet
in
in
quinque
five
residat
fall
ferrea
iron
cum
with
vestris
your
bella
wars
valete
Farewell
modis
metre
cingere
Garland
litorea
from the sea-shore
flaventia
golden
tempora
temples
myrto
with myrtle
Musa
Muse
per
for
undenos
eleven
emodulanda
to be measured
pedes
foot