Lectitō › Vergil › Aeneid, Book 1
Aeneid 1.198–207
'Perhaps one day…'
Vergil, Aeneid I. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
Tap any word for its meaning and grammar, save words to review, and track your reading.
Read in LectitōAen. 1.198Ō sociī— neque enim ignārī sumus ante malōrum—
Ō passī graviōra, dabit deus hīs quoque fīnem.
'My friends — for we are not unacquainted with hardship before now — you who have suffered worse, the god will give an end to these troubles too.
Note. Aeneas' speech is short and controlled. neque enim ignārī sumus ante malōrum: 'for we are not ignorant of troubles before now'. ante is used almost as an adjective. Ō passī graviōra: 'O you who have suffered worse things'. dabit deus hīs quoque fīnem: 'god will grant an end to these too', hīs a dative.
Aen. 1.200Vōs et Scyllaeam rabiem penitusque sonantīs
accestis scopulōs, vōs et Cyclōpēa saxa
expertī: revocāte animōs, maestumque timōrem
mittite: forsan et haec ōlim meminisse iuvābit.
You have come close to Scylla's fury and her deeply echoing rocks, you have known the rocks of the Cyclopes: recall your courage and put away your gloomy fear; perhaps one day it will be a pleasure to remember even this.
Note. Scyllaeam rabiem: 'Scylla's fury', the monster in the strait between Italy and Sicily. accestis = accessistis, a syncopated perfect. Cyclōpēa saxa: the rocks of the Cyclopes in Sicily, where the Trojans rescued one of Odysseus' men (Book 3). forsan et haec ōlim meminisse iuvābit: 'perhaps one day it will be a pleasure to remember even this', one of the most quoted lines in Latin; meminisse is a perfect infinitive with present meaning.
Aen. 1.204Per variōs cāsūs, per tot discrīmina rērum
205tendimus in Latium;
Through various misfortunes, through so many dangers, we are making our way to Latium;
Note. Per variōs cāsūs, per tot discrīmina rērum: anaphora of per. tendimus in Latium: 'we are making our way to Latium'.
Aen. 1.205sēdēs ubi fāta quiētās
ostendunt;
there the fates point to a peaceful home;
Note. sēdēs … quiētās: 'a peaceful home'. ubi: 'where', in Latium.
Aen. 1.206illīc fās regna resurgere Troiae.
there it is right for the kingdom of Troy to rise again.
Note. fās: 'it is right (by divine will)', with the infinitive resurgere. regna … Troiae: the kingdom of Troy, reborn as Rome.
Aen. 1.207Dūrāte, et vōsmet rēbus servāte secundīs.
Endure, and keep yourselves for better times.'
Note. Dūrāte: 'endure'. vōsmet: emphatic vōs. rēbus … secundīs: 'for better times'.
Vocabulary
| ō (interj.) | O! oh! |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| enim, conj. | for |
| ignārus, -a, -um | ignorant |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| ante, prep, with acc. and adv. | before |
| malum, -ī, n. | evil, mischief |
| patior, patī, passus, bear | suffer, allow |
| gravis, -e | heavy; severe, grievous, serious |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| fīnis, -is, m. | end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country |
| vōs | plur. of tū |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| Scyllaeus, -a, -um | of Scylla, the monster of the strait by Sicily |
| rabiēs, -ēī f. | madness, fury |
| penitus (adv.) | deep within, far inside |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| sonō, -āre, sonuī, sonitus | make a sound, sound |
| accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessum | come near, approach; be added |
| scopulus, -ī m. | rock, crag, reef |
| Cyclōpēus, -a, -um | of the Cyclopes, the one-eyed giants of Sicily |
| saxum, -ī, n. | rock, stone |
| experior, -īrī, expertus sum | try, test, experience |
| revocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | call back, recall |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| maestus, -a, -um | sad, dejected, gloomy |
| timor, -ōris, m. | fear |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| forsan (adv.) | perhaps |
| ōlim, adv. | once upon a time, once, formerly, of old |
| meminī, meminisse | remember |
| iuvō, -āre, iūvī, iūtum | help |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| varius, -a, -um | various |
| cāsus, -ūs, m. | fall; chance, accident |
| tot (indecl.) | so many |
| discrīmen, -crīminis, n. | crisis, peril, danger |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentum | stretch out; hold out |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| sēdēs, -is, f. | seat, abode |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| fātum, -ī, n. | destiny, fate |
| quiētus, -a, -um | quiet, at peace, calm |
| ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch out before, show, explain |
| illīc (adv.) | there |
| fās (indecl.) n. | what is right by divine law (fās est: it is allowed) |
| regnum, -ī, n. | royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm |
| resurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctum | rise again, rise from the dead |
| dūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | harden, toughen |
| servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | save, preserve |
| secundus, -a, -um | following, favorable |