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Georgics 2.519–540

Rural winter and the golden age

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Georg. 2.519Venit hiems: teritur Sicyōnia bāca trapetīs,
520glande suēs laetī redeunt, dant arbuta silvae;
Winter comes: the Sicyonian berry is crushed in the olive-mills, the swine come home glad with acorns, the woods give arbutus berries;
Georg. 2.521et variōs pōnit fētūs autumnus et altē
mītis in aprīcīs coquitur vindēmia saxīs.
and autumn sets down its varied produce, and high up on the sunny rocks the mellow vintage ripens.
Georg. 2.523Intereā dulcēs pendent circum ōscula nātī,
casta pudīcitiam servat domus, ūbera vaccae
525lactea dēmittunt pinguēsque in grāmine laetō
inter sē adversīs luctantur cornibus haedī.
Meanwhile his sweet children hang about his kisses, his chaste house keeps its purity, the cows let down their milky udders, and fat kids on the glad grass wrestle with each other, horns against horns.
Georg. 2.527Ipse diēs agitat fēstōs fūsusque per herbam,
ignis ubi in mediō et sociī crātēra corōnant,
tē lībāns, Lēnaee, vocat pecorisque magistrīs
530vēlōcis iaculī certāmina pōnit in ulmō,
corporaque agrestī nūdant praedūra palaestrae.
He himself keeps holidays, and stretched on the grass, where there is a fire in the middle and his companions wreathe the mixing-bowl, he calls on you, Lenaeus, as he pours libation, and for the masters of the flock sets up contests with the swift javelin at a mark on an elm, and they bare their hardy bodies for the rustic wrestling.

Georg. 2.532Hanc ōlim veterēs vītam coluēre Sabīnī,
hanc Remus et frāter, sīc fortis Etrūria crēvit
scīlicet et rērum facta est pulcherrima Rōma,
535septemque ūna sibi mūrō circumdedit arcēs.
This life the old Sabines once cultivated, this Remus and his brother; thus, surely, brave Etruria grew, and Rome became the fairest of things, and with a single wall enclosed her seven citadels.
Georg. 2.536Ante etiam scēptrum Dictaeī rēgis et ante
inpia quam caesīs gēns est epulāta iuvencīs,
aureus hanc vītam in terrīs Sāturnus agēbat;
Before even the sceptre of the Dictaean king, and before an impious race feasted on slaughtered bullocks, golden Saturn led this life on earth;
Georg. 2.539necdum etiam audierant īnflārī classica, necdum
540inpositōs dūrīs crepitāre incūdibus ēnsēs.
nor yet had men heard war-trumpets blown, nor yet swords clang as they were laid on hard anvils.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (119 words)
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
hiems, hiemis f.winter
terō, -ere, trīvī, trītusrub, wear away; tempus terere: waste time
Sicyōnius, -a, -umof Sicyon, a town near Corinth famed for olives
bāca, -ae f.berry; olive
trapetum, -ī n.olive-mill, olive-press
glāns, glandis f.acorn; sling-bullet (of lead or clay)
sūs, suis m./f.pig, boar
laetus, -a, -umglad, joyful
redeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo back, return
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
arbutum, -ī n.fruit of the strawberry tree; the strawberry tree
silva, -ae, f.wood, forest
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
varius, -a, -umvarious
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
fētus, -ūs m.offspring, young; fruit, produce (of plants)
autumnus, -ī m.autumn
altē (adv.)high; deep
mītis, -emild, gentle (adv. mītissimē: as gently as possible)
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
aprīcus, -a, -umsunny, warm
coquō, -ere, coxī, coctuscook; bake, fire (bricks)
vindēmia, -ae f.grape harvest, vintage; grapes
saxum, -ī, n.rock, stone
intereā, adv.in the meantime, meanwhile
dulcis, -esweet
pendeō, -ēre, pependīhang, be suspended; hover
circum, prep. with acc.around
ōsculum, -ī n.kiss
nātus, -ī m.son; (pl.) children
castus, -a, -umpure, chaste, spotless
pudīcitia, -ae f.chastity, modesty
servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussave, preserve
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
ūber, -eris n.teat, breast
vacca, -ae f.cow
lacteus, -a, -ummilky, of milk; orbis lacteus, the Milky Way
dēmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend down, let fall; animōs dēmittere, to lose courage
pinguis, -efat
que, enclitic conj.and
grāmen, -inis n.grass, turf
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
adversus, -a, -umfacing; unfavourable, unsuccessful
luctor, -ārī, -ātuswrestle, struggle
cornū, -ūs, n.horn
haedus, -ī m.young goat, kid
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
agitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdrive about; discuss, debate
fēstus, -a, -umof a holiday, festive; diēs fēstus, feast day
fundō, -ere, fūdī, fūsumpour; rout, scatter (an enemy)
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
herba, -ae, f.herb, plant
ignis, -is, m.fire
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
crātēr, -ēris m. (acc. crātēra)mixing bowl for wine
corōnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumwreathe, crown; fill to the brim
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
lībō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspour as an offering; taste, sip; touch lightly
Lēnaeus, -a, -umof Lenaeus (Bacchus); Lēnaeus honor: an offering of wine
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
pecus, pecoris, n.herd, flock, cattle
magister, -trī, m.master
vēlōx, vēlōcisswift, fast
iaculum, -ī n.javelin, dart
certāmen, -minis, n.struggle, contest
ulmus, -ī f.elm
corpus, corporis, n.body
agrestis, -eof the country, rustic; boorish
nūdō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumstrip, leave bare
praedūrus, -a, -umvery hard, very tough
palaestra, -ae, f.wrestling-place, gymnasium
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ōlim, adv.once upon a time, once, formerly, of old
vetus, veterisold, former
vīta, -ae, f.life
colō, colere, coluī, cultustill, cultivate; inhabit; worship
rēmus, -ī, m.oar
frāter, frātris, m.brother
sīc, adv.so, thus
fortis, -ebrave
crēscō, -ere, crēvī, crētumgrow, rise (in power)
scīlicet, adv.of course, naturally, evidently
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrumbeautiful
septemseven
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
mūrus, -ī, m.wall
circumdō, -dare, -dedī, -datusput around, surround
arx, arcis f.citadel, stronghold
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
scēptrum, -ī n.sceptre; royal power
Dictaeus, -a, -umof Mount Dicte in Crete; Cretan
rēx, rēgis, m.king
impius, -a, -umwicked, impious
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
caedō, -ere, cecīdī, caesumcut, cut down; kill
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
epulor, -ārī, -ātus sumfeast, banquet
iuvencus, -ī m.young bull, bullock
aureus, -a, -umof gold, golden
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
necdum (adv.)and not yet, not yet
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
īnflō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusblow into; inspire
classicum, -ī n.trumpet signal (sounded at the commander's quarters)
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusplace or lay upon, impose; embark
dūrus, -a, -umhard; harsh; difficult
crepitō, -ārerustle, crackle
incūs, -ūdis f.anvil
ēnsis, -is m.sword (a poetic word)
Vergil, Georgics. Latin text: J. B. Greenough, The Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics of Virgil (Boston, 1881), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.