Propertius 1.1 Flashcards
Cynthia prima…miserum me cepit
Cynthia was the first to capture my wretched self
suis…ocellis
with her eyes
contactum
untouched
nullis ante cupidinibus
by any desires before
constantis…fastus
of steadfast pride
tum mihi…lumina…Amor
then Love cast down my look
caput impositis pressit…pedibus
and weighed down my head with his feet placed upon it
donec me docuit
until he taught me
improbus
without shame (agreeing with Amor)
castas odisse puellas
to hate respectable girls
mihi…furor hic non deficit
this madness has not gone away from me
cum tamen…cogor
whenever I am nevertheless compelled
Milanion nullos fugiendo, Tulle, labores
Milanion, by fleeing no labours, Tullus
saevitiam…contudit
crushed the cruelty
durae Iasidos
of the hard daughter of Iasus
nam modo…amens errabat
for he was just wandering, out of his mind
Parteniis…in antris
in the Parthenian glens
ibat et hirsutas ille videre feras
and he went to see the hairy beasts
ille etiam
he at another time
percussus vulnere
struck by a wound
Hylaei…rami
of Hylaeus’ club
saucius
wounded
ingemuit
he groaned (loudly)
Arcadiis…rupibus
on the Arcadian rocks/on the cliffs of Arcadia
ergo…potuit domuisse
therefore he was able to tame
velocem…puellam
the swift maiden
tantum…preces et bene facta
so greatly do prayers and good deeds
in amore…valent
avail in love
in me tardus Amor
in me tardy Love
non ullas cogitat artes
doesn’t think up any stratagems
nec meminit
and doesn’t remember
ut prius, ire
as before, to travel
notas…vias
the familiar paths
at vos…quibus est fallacia
but you who know the trick
deductae…lunae
of drawing down the moon
et labor
and whose task it is (repeat quibus est)
sacra piare
to seek expiation
magicis…focis
at magical hearths
en agedum
look, come then! (agedum strengthens convertite)
dominae mentem convertite nostrae
and change the mind of my mistress
et sidera et amnes…ducere
to divert both the stars and the rivers
tunc ego crediderim vobis…posse
then I would believe that you are able
Cytinaeis…carminibus
with your Cytinaen…spells
qui sero lapsum revocatis
who call me back too late when I have fallen
et vos…amici
and you…friends
quaerite non sani pectoris auxilia
look for cures for my sick heart
sit modo libertas
if only there be the freedom
ferte per extremas gentes
carry me through the furthermost races
qua non ulla…femina
where no woman
meum…norit iter
may know my journey
vos remanete
you stay behind
facili…aure
with a favourable ear
quibus…deus annuit
to whom the god has nodded
sitis et…semper
and may you always be
in tuto…amore pares
equally secure in love
in me nostra Venus…exercet
in my case my Venus harries me
noctes…amaras
with bitter nights
nullo…tempore
at no time
et…vacuus…Amor
and empty love
defit
is away from me
hoc, moneo, vitate malum
avoid this evil, I warn
sua quemque moretur…cura
may each (lover) stay with his own mistress
assueto…amore
when love has become familiar
quod si quis
but if anyone
heu…quanto…dolore
alas! with what great pain
referet…verba…mea
he will recall my words
neque…mutet…locum
and stay steady
adverterit aures
should turn his ears
monitis tardas
to my warnings too late
et nullo vivere consilio
and to live without sense
et…iam toto…anno
and now for a whole year
adversos…habere deos
to have the gods against me
et facite illa meo palleat ore magis!
and make her face paler than mine! (lit. and make that she become more pale than my face)
fortiter et…patiemur et
I will bravely endure both…and
ferrum saevos…ignes
the sword and the cruel fires
quae velit ira loqui
to say what my anger wants to say
et ferte per undas
and carry me through the waves
neque…mutet…locum
and stay steady
