Georg. 4.559Haec super arvōrum cultū pecorumque canēbam
560et super arboribus, Caesar dum magnus ad altum
fulminat Euphrātēn bellō victorque volentēs
per populōs dat iūra viamque adfectat Olympō.This I sang of the care of fields and of flocks and of trees, while mighty Caesar was thundering in war by the deep Euphrates, and as victor was giving laws to willing peoples and setting out on the path to Olympus. Georg. 4.563Illō Vergilium mē tempore dulcis alēbat
Parthenopē studiīs flōrentem ignōbilis ōtī,
565carmina quī lūsī pāstōrum audāxque iuventā,
Tityre, tē patulae cecinī sub tegmine fāgī.At that time sweet Parthenope was nurturing me, Vergil, as I flourished in the pursuits of inglorious ease, I who played at shepherds' songs and, bold in youth, sang of you, Tityrus, under the cover of a spreading beech.
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Georgics 4.559–566
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| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.) | over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning |
| arvum, -ī n. | ploughed field, field |
| cultus, -ūs m. | way of life; civilization, refinement |
| pecus, pecoris, n. | herd, flock, cattle |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| canō, -ere, cecinī, cantus | sing; of a trumpet: sound (receptuī canere: sound the retreat) |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| arbor, -oris, f. | tree |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| altum, -ī n. | the deep, the open sea; a height |
| fulminō, -āre, -āvī | hurl lightning; flash, strike like lightning |
| bellum, -ī, n. | war |
| victor, -ōris m. | conqueror, victor |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| populus, -ī m. | people, nation |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| iūs, iūris, n. | right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath |
| via, -ae, f. | road, way |
| adfectō (affectō), -āre, -āvī, -ātus | aim at, strive for, aspire to |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| dulcis, -e | sweet |
| alō, -ere, -uī, -tus | nourish |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| flōreō, -ēre, -uī | flourish, be prosperous |
| ignōbilis, -e | unknown, obscure; of low birth |
| ōtium, -ī n. | leisure, rest; peace, quiet |
| carmen, -minis, n. | song, charm |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| lūdō, -ere, lūsī, lūsum | play; mock, deceive |
| pāstor, -tōris, m. | shepherd |
| audāx, -ācis | bold, daring, reckless |
| iuventa, -ae f. | youth, the time of youth |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| patulus, -a, -um | wide open, spreading |
| sub, prep. with acc. and abl. | under; sub vesperum, towards evening |
| tegimen (tegumen), -inis n. | covering, protection |
| fāgus, -ī f. | beech tree |
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.