Catullus 7 Flashcards
Quaeris, quot mihi basiationes tuae, Lesbia, sint satis superque.
You ask my Lesbia, how many of your big kisses are enough and more than enough for me.
quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae
lasarpiciferis iacet Cyrenis
oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi
et Batti veteris sacrum sepulcrum;
As large a number as Libyan Sand that lies in silphium-bearing Cyrene, between the oracle of hot Jupiter and the sacred tomb of old Battus.
aut quam sidera multa, cum tacet nox, furtivos hominum vident amores: tam te basia multa basiare vesano satis et super Catullo est, quae nec pernumerare curiosi possint nec mala fascinare lingua.
Or as many stars, when the night is quiet, they see the secret loves of men. To you so many kisses are enough and more than enough for mad Catullus, which the curious are not able to count nor an evil tongue can bewitch.