Catullus 13

Cat. 13.1Cēnābis bene, mī Fabulle, apud mē
paucīs, sī tibi dī favent, diēbus,
sī tēcum attuleris bonam atque magnam
cēnam, nōn sine candidā puellā
5et vīnō et sale et omnibus cachinnīs.

You will dine well at my house, my Fabullus, in a few days, if the gods are kind to you, if you bring with you a good, large dinner, not forgetting a fair girl and wine and wit and every kind of laughter.

Note. A teasing invitation: the guest must bring the dinner. cēnābis: future of cēnō, 'you will dine'. sī tibi dī favent: 'if the gods are kind to you'. attuleris: future perfect of afferō, 'if you (will) have brought'. sale: sal, 'salt', means 'wit'.

Cat. 13.6Haec sī, inquam, attuleris, venuste noster
cēnābis bene;

If you bring these, I say, my charming friend, you will dine well;

Note. venuste noster: 'my charming friend', vocative.

Cat. 13.7nam tuī Catullī
plēnus sacculus est arāneārum.

for your Catullus's purse is full of cobwebs.

Note. plēnus sacculus est arāneārum: 'my purse is full of cobwebs', i.e. empty.

Cat. 13.9Sed contrā accipiēs merōs amōrēs
10seu quid suāvius ēlegantiusve est:
nam unguentum dabō, quod meae puellae
dōnārunt Venerēs Cupīdinēsque,
quod tū cum olfaciēs, deōs rogābis
tōtum ut tē faciant, Fabulle, nāsum.

But in return you will receive pure love, or whatever is sweeter or more elegant: for I shall give you a perfume which the Venuses and Cupids gave to my girl, and when you smell it you will ask the gods to make you, Fabullus, all nose.

Note. contrā: 'in return'. merōs amōrēs: 'pure love', or 'love undiluted', like merum, unmixed wine. sīve quid suāvius ēlegantiusve est: 'or whatever is sweeter or more refined'. The perfume is a gift of the Venuses and Cupids, so it is also a compliment to his girl. tōtum … nāsum: 'all nose', a comic final picture.