VIRGIL Self Sufficient Farm - Translation Flashcards
namque sub Oebaliae memini me turribus arcis
I certainly remember that, beneath the towers of the citadel of Tarentum
qua niger umectat flaventia culta Galaesus
where the dark Galaesus waters the yellow crops
Corycium vidisse senem, cui pauca relicti iugera ruris erant
I saw an old Cilician, to whom belonged a few acres of abandoned land
nec fertilis illa iuvencis nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho
that was neither productive for oxen nor decent grazing for flocks nor any use for vines
hic rarum tamen in dumis olus alba … premens
he, however, [by] planting the occasional cabbage in the brambles
circum lilia verbenasque … vescumque papaver
white lilies all around and verbenas and spindly poppies
regum aequabat opes animis
equalled in his mind the wealth of kings
sera revertens nocte domum dapibus mensas onerabat inemptis
returning home late at night, he would load his table with an unbought feast
primus vere rosam atque autumno carpere poma
he was the first in spring to gather roses, and in autumn [first to gather] apples
cum tristis hiems etiamnum frigore saxa rumperet
when gloomy winter was still cracking rocks with frost
glacie cursus frenaret aquarum
holding back flowing streams with ice
ille comam mollis iam tondebat hyacinthi
he was already cutting the threads of the delicate crocus
aestatem increpitans seram Zephyrosque morantes
railing at the lateness of summer and the sluggish west winds
apibus fetis idem atque examine multo primus abundare
he was the first again to be rich in breeding bees and a large swarm
spumantia cogere pressis mella favis
to extract foaming honey from the pressed combs
illi tiliae atque uberrima pinus
to him belonged lime trees and the most prolific pines
quot in flore novo pomis se fertilis arbos induerat
however many fruits a fertile tree had dressed itself with in its first blossom
totidem autumno matura tenebat
it always bore the same amount of ripe fruit in autumn
