Aen. 9.420Saevit atrōx Volcēns nec tēlī cōnspicit usquam
auctōrem nec quō sē ārdēns inmittere possit.Fierce Volcens rages, and nowhere sees the thrower of the weapon, nor where he can hurl himself in his fury. Aen. 9.422Tū tamen intereā calidō mihi sanguine poenās
persolvēs ambōrum, inquit;'You, however, meanwhile, with your warm blood shall pay me the penalty for both,' he says; Aen. 9.423simul ēnse reclūsō
ībat in Euryalum.and with his sword drawn he went at Euryalus. Aen. 9.424Tum vērō exterritus, āmēns
425conclāmat Nīsus, nec sē cēlāre tenebrīs
amplius aut tantum potuit perferre dolōrem.Then indeed, terrified and out of his mind, Nisus cries out, and could no longer hide himself in the darkness or bear such great grief. Aen. 9.427Mē mē, adsum quī fēcī, in mē convertite ferrum,
Ō Rutulī, mea fraus omnis;'Me, me, here I am who did it, turn your steel on me, Rutulians; the whole trick is mine; Aen. 9.428nihil iste nec ausus
nec potuit, caelum hoc et cōnscia sīdera testor,
430tantum īnfēlīcem nimium dīlēxit amīcum.he neither dared nor could do anything, I call this sky and the knowing stars to witness; he only loved his unhappy friend too much.' Aen. 9.431Tālia dicta dabat;Such words he was speaking; Aen. 9.431sed vīribus ēnsis adāctus
trānsabiit costās et candida pectora rumpit.but the sword, driven with force, passed through the ribs and breaks open the white breast.
Aen. 9.433Volvitur Euryalus lētō, pulchrōsque per artūs
it cruor, inque umerōs cervīx conlapsa recumbit:
435purpureus velutī cum flōs succīsus arātrō
languēscit moriēns lassōve papāvera collō
dēmīsēre caput, pluviā cum forte gravantur.Euryalus rolls over in death, and the blood runs over his beautiful limbs, and his neck sinks and droops on his shoulders: as when a crimson flower, cut by the plough, languishes and dies, or poppies, their necks wearied, bow their heads when weighed down by rain. Aen. 9.438At Nīsus ruit in mediōs sōlumque per omnīs
Volcentem petit in sōlō Volcente morātur.But Nisus rushes into the midst, and through them all seeks Volcens alone, and is set on Volcens alone. Aen. 9.440Quem circum glomerātī hostēs hinc comminus atque hinc
prōturbant.The enemy, massing round him, drive him back at close quarters on this side and that. Aen. 9.441Īnstat nōn sētius ac rotat ēnsem
fulmineum, dōnec Rutulī clāmantis in ōre
condidit adversō et moriēns animam abstulit hostī.He presses on no less and whirls his lightning sword, until he buried it in the face of the shouting Rutulian and, dying, took the life of his enemy.
Aen. 9.444Tum super exanimum sēsē prōiēcit amīcum
445cōnfossus placidāque ibi dēmum morte quiēvit.Then, pierced through, he threw himself on his lifeless friend, and there at last found rest in peaceful death.