Aen. 5.124Est procul in pelagō saxum spūmantia contrā
125lītora, quod tumidīs submersum tunditur ōlim
flūctibus, hībernī condunt ubi sīdera cōrī;Far out in the sea, opposite the foaming shore, there is a rock which at times is submerged and pounded by swelling waves, when the wintry north-westers hide the stars; Aen. 5.127tranquillō silet, immōtaque attollitur undā
campus, et aprīcīs statiō grātissima mergīs.in calm it is silent, and rises from the still water as a level field, a most welcome resting place for sun-loving sea-birds. Aen. 5.129Hīc viridem Aenēās frondentī ex īlice mētam
130cōnstituit signum nautīs pater, unde revertī
scīrent, et longōs ubi circumflectere cursūs.Here father Aeneas set up a green turning post of leafy holm-oak as a mark for the sailors, so that they might know where to turn back and where to wheel round on their long course. Aen. 5.132Tum loca sorte legunt, ipsīque in puppibus aurō
ductōrēs longē effulgent ostrōque decōrī;Then they choose their places by lot, and on the sterns the captains themselves gleam far off, splendid in gold and purple; Aen. 5.134cētera pōpuleā vēlātur fronde iuventūs,
135nūdātōsque umerōs oleō perfūsa nitēscit.the rest of the crews are crowned with poplar leaves, and their bare shoulders glisten, drenched with oil.
Aen. 5.136Cōnsīdunt trānstrīs, intentaque brachia remīs;They take their seats on the benches, and their arms are stretched to the oars; Aen. 5.137intentī exspectant signum, exsultantiaque haurit
corda pavor pulsāns, laudumque arrēcta cupīdō.tense, they wait for the signal, and throbbing fear and an eager desire for glory drain their leaping hearts. Aen. 5.139Inde, ubi clāra dedit sonitum tuba, fīnibus omnēs,
140haud mora, prōsiluēre suīs;Then, when the trumpet gave its clear sound, all shot forward from their places without delay; Aen. 5.140ferit aethera clamor
nauticus, adductīs spūmant freta versa lacertīs.the sailors' shout strikes the sky, the waters foam, churned by arms drawn back. Aen. 5.142Īnfindunt pariter sulcōs, tōtumque dēhīscit
convulsum remīs rōstrīsque tridentibus aequor.They cleave their furrows side by side, and the whole sea gapes open, torn up by oars and three-pronged beaks. Aen. 5.144Nōn tam praecipitēs biiugō certāmine campum
145corripuēre, ruuntque effūsī carcere currūs,
nec sīc immissīs aurīgae undantia lōra
concussēre iugīs prōnīque in verbera pendent.Not so headlong in the two-horse race do chariots seize the plain and rush pouring from the starting gate, nor do charioteers so shake the rippling reins over their teams let loose, leaning forward over the lash.
Aen. 5.148Tum plausū fremitūque virum studiīsque faventum
cōnsonat omne nemus, vōcemque inclūsa volūtant
150lītora, pulsātī collēs clamōre resultant.Then the whole grove resounds with the applause and roar of men and the cheers of their supporters, the enclosed shores roll the sound, and the hills, struck by the shouting, echo back.