Catullus 65 Flashcards
assiduo
unremitting
Etsi ME adsiduo DEFECTUM cura dolore
worn out me
SEVOCAT a doctis, Ortale, virginibus,
calls me out
nec POTIS EST dulcis Musarum expromere fetus
is not able
nec potis est dulcis Musarum EXPROMERE fetus
to produce
nec potis est dulcis Musarum expromere FETUS
fruits
mens animi: tantis fluctuat IPSA malis,—
=mens
namque mei NUPER Lethaeo gurgite fratris
recently
pallidulum MANANS adluit unda pedem
flowing
pallidulum manans ADLUIT unda pedem,
laps at
EREPTUM nostris obterit ex oculis.
seized
Ereptum nostris OBTERIT ex oculis.
crushes
nunquam ego te VITA FRATER AMABILIOR
brother more lovable than life
MENS ANIMI: tantis fluctuat IPSA malis,—
the thought of my mind
DAULIAS absumpti fata gemens Ityli,—
Procne
Daulias ABSUMPTI fata gemens Ityli,—
killed
sed tamen in tantis MAERORIBUS, Ortale, mitto
sorrows
haec EXPRESSA tibi carmina BATTIADAE,
translated from Callimachus
ne tua dicta VAGIS nequiquam credita ventis
roaming
ne tua dicta vagis NEQUIQUAM CREDITA ventis
entrusted in vain
EFFLUXISSE meo forte putes animo
have slipped
effluxisse meo FORTE putes animo,
perhaps
ut missum SPONSI furtivo munere malum
of a bridegroom
quod MISERAE OBLITAE molli sub veste locatum,
of the poor forgetful girl
dum adventu matris prosilit, EXCUTITUR;
it is shaken out
atque illud prono PRAECEPS agitur decursu,
headlong
atque illud PRONO praeceps agitur DECURSU,
steep descent
huic MANAT tristi conscius ore rubor.
spreads
huic manat tristi CONSCIUS ore RUBOR.
a guilty blush