Catullus 72

Question 1

Dicebas quondam solum te nosse Catullum,
Lesbia, nec prae me velle tenere Iovem.

Answer 1

At one time you were saying that you were acquainted with Catullus alone, Lesbia, that you would not hold Jupiter above me.

Question 2

dilexi tum te non tantum ut vulgus amicam,
sed pater ut gnatos diligit et generos.

Answer 2

I loved you then not only as a common sort of love,
but as a father loves his sons and sons-in-law.

Question 3

nunc te cognovi: quare etsi impensius uror,
multo mi tamen es vilior et levior

Answer 3

now i know you: therefore if i burn more greatly, you are nevertheless more worthless and light to me.

Question 4

qui potis est, inquis? quod amantem iniuria talis
cogit amare magis, sed bene velle minus.