Ovid 1.1 Flashcards
parabam edere
I was preparing to tell of
arma…violentaque bella
arms and violent wars
gravi numero
in weighty rhythm
materia conveniente
with a subject suitable
modis
for the metre
inferior versus
the second line
par erat
was equal to the first
Cupido
(but) Cupid
risisse…dicitur
is said to have laughed
atque…surripuisse
and to have snatched away
unum…pedem
one foot
quis tibi, saeve puer, dedit
who, cruel boy, gave you
hoc…iuris
this right
in carmina
over poetry
vates…sumus
we poets are
turba
the crowd
Pieridum
of the Muses
non tua
not of you
quid si
what if
praeripiat…Venus
Venus were to snatch away
flavae…arma Minervae
golden Minerva’s weapons
Minerva
(if) Minerva
ventilet
(were to) fan
accensas
lit
faces
torches
quis probet
who might approve
Cererem regnare
of Ceres reigning
in silvis…iugosis
in the mountainous forests
arva coli
(or) of the plough lands being cultivated
lege
under the rule
pharetratae virginis
of the quiver-bearing virgin
quis…instruat
who would equip
Phoebum
Phoebus
crinibus insignem
distinguished by his locks
acuta cuspide
with a sharp spear
Marte movente
with Mars strumming
Aoniam
the Aonian
lyram
lyre
sunt tibi
you have
magna, puer…regna
mighty kingdoms, boy
nimiumque potentia
and too powerful ones
cur…adfectas
why are you aspiring
ambitiose
ambitious one
opus…novum
to a new task
an
or
quod ubique, tuum est
is everything, everywhere yours
tua sunt Heliconia tempe?
is yours the Heliconian valley
etiam…iam
even now
vix…Phoebo…lyra tuta sua est
is Phoebus’ lyre scarcely safe
cum…nova pagina
when a new page
surrexit bene
starts well
versu…primo
with its first line
proximus ille
that following one
attenuat
diminishes
nervos…meos
my power
nec mihi materia est
nor is my material
apta
suitable
numeris levioribus
for the lighter rhythms
aut puer aut…puella
neither a boy nor a girl
longas compta…comas
with long, combed hair
questus eram
I had complained
cum protinus
when immediately
phaetra…soluta
with his quiver opened
ille…legit
that (boy) chose
spicula facta
arrows made
exitium…meum
for my ruin
fortiter
powerfully
lunavitque
and he arched
sinuosum…arcum
his pliant bow
genu
with his knee
‘quod’que ‘…vates…’ dixit
and he said ‘so, bard…’
accipe…opus
accept this task
canas
for you to sing
me miserum!
woe is me!
certas…sagittas
arrows that did not miss
habuit puer ille
that boy had
uror
I am on fire
et regnat Amor
and Love reigns
in vacuo pectore
in my empty heart
mihi surgat…opus
let my task arise
sex…numeris
in six feet
in quinque residat
let it sink in five
valete
farewell
ferrea…bella
iron wars
cum vestis modis
with your metre
cingere
wreathe
flaventia tempora
your golden temples
Musa
Muse
myrto
with myrtle
litorea
from the sea-shore
emodulanda
for you must be measured off melodiously
undenos…pedes
in eleven feet
