Catullus 3 Flashcards
Lugete, o Veneres Cupidinesque,
Mourn, oh Cupids and Venuses,
et quantum est hominum venustiorum:
and whatever there is of rather pleasing men:
passer mortuus est meae puellae,
the sparrow of my girlfriend has died,
passer, deliciae meae puellae,
the sparrow, delight of my girl,
quem plus illa oculis suis amabat.
Whom she loved more than her own eyes.
nam mellitus erat suamque norat
for it was honey-sweet and it had known its
ipsam tam bene quam puella matrem,
mistress as well as a girl knew her mother,
nec sese a gremio illius movebat,
nor did it move itself from her lap,
sed circumsiliens modo huc modo illuc
but jumping around now here now there
ad solam dominam usque pipiabat.
He used to chirp continually to his mistress alone:
qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum
who now goes through that gloomy journey
illuc, unde negant redire quemquam.
From whence they denied anyone returns.
at vobis male sit, malae Tenebrae
But may it go badly for you, bad darkness
Orci, quae omnia bella devoratis:
Of Orcus, you who devour all beautiful things:
tam bellum mihi passerem abstulistis
and so beautiful a bird you taken away from me
