Poems (selections)
Catullus, Carmina: selections
Twenty-three poems: Lesbia's sparrow, the kisses, 'odi et amo', Sirmio, and the farewell at his brother's grave. 23 sections, 104 sentences, each with an English translation.
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- Catullus 1A book for CorneliusCui dōnō lepidum novum libellum āridō modo pūmice expolītum?
- Catullus 2Lesbia's sparrowPasser, dēliciae meae puellae, quīcum lūdere, quem in sinū tenēre, cui prīmum…
- Catullus 3The sparrow is deadLūgēte, ō Venerēs Cupīdinēsque et quantum est hominum venustiōrum!
- Catullus 5Let us live and loveVīvāmus, mea Lesbia, atque amēmus, rūmōrēsque senum sevēriōrum omnēs ūnīus…
- Catullus 7How many kisses?Quaeris quot mihi bāsiātiōnēs tuae, Lesbia, sint satis superque.
- Catullus 8Wretched Catullus, stop being a foolMiser Catulle, dēsinās ineptīre, et quod vidēs perīsse perditum dūcās.
- Catullus 9Veranius is homeVērānī, omnibus ē meīs amīcīs antistāns mihi mīlibus trecentīs, vēnistīne domum…
- Catullus 13An invitation to dinnerCēnābis bene, mī Fabulle, apud mē paucīs, sī tibi dī favent, diēbus, sī tēcum…
- Catullus 31Home to SirmioPaene īnsulārum, Sirmiō, īnsulārumque ocelle, quāscumque in liquentibus stagnīs…
- Catullus 46Spring: time to travelIam vēr ēgelidōs refert tepōrēs, iam caelī furor aequinoctiālis iūcundīs…
- Catullus 49Thanks to CiceroDisertissime Rōmulī nepōtum, quot sunt quotque fuēre, Mārce Tullī, quotque post…
- Catullus 50To Licinius, after an evening of verseHesternō, Licinī, diē ōtiōsī multum lūsimus in meīs tabellīs, ut convēnerat…
- Catullus 51After SapphoIlle mī pār esse deō vidētur, ille, sī fās est, superāre dīvōs quī sedēns…
- Catullus 70Words written on waterNūllī sē dīcit mulier mea nūbere mālle quam mihi, nōn sī sē Iuppiter ipse petat.
- Catullus 72Love and esteemDīcēbās quondam sōlum tē nōsse Catullum, Lesbia, nec prae mē velle tenēre Iovem.
- Catullus 76A prayer to be healedSī qua recordantī benefacta priōra voluptās est hominī, cum sē cōgitat esse…
- Catullus 83Lesbia abuses me in front of her husbandLesbia mī praesente virō mala plūrima dīcit: haec illī fatuō maxima laetitia…
- Catullus 85I hate and I loveŌdī et amō.
- Catullus 86Quintia and LesbiaQuīntia fōrmōsa est multīs, mihi candida, longa, rēcta est.
- Catullus 92Proof of loveLesbia mī dīcit semper male nec tacet unquam dē mē: Lesbia mē dispeream nisi…
- Catullus 101At his brother's graveMultās per gentēs et multa per aequora vectus adveniō hās miserās, frāter, ad…
- Catullus 107Lesbia returnsSī cui quid cupidō optantīque obtigit unquam īnspērantī, hoc est grātum animō…
- Catullus 109A pact for lifeIūcundum, mea vīta, mihi prōpōnis amōrem hunc nostrum inter nōs perpetuumque…
Catullus, Carmina: selections. Latin text: E. T. Merrill (Boston, 1893), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.