Hattie Spree
Kings College London
Catullus Poem 5
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English
Latin
Poor Catullus , ‘tis time you should cease your folly , and account as lost what you see is lost . Once the days shone bright on you , when you used to go so often where my mistress led , she who was loved by me as none will ever be loved . There and then were given us those joys , so many , so merry , which you desired nor did my lady not desire . Bright for you , truly , shone the days . Now she desires no more—no more should you desire , poor madman , nor follow her who flees , nor live in misery , but with resolved mind endure , be firm . Farewell , my mistress ; now Catullus is firm ; he will not seek you nor ask you against your will . But you will be sorry , when you are a nobody in favours asked for . Ah , poor wretch ! what life is left for you ? Who now will visit you ? to whom will you seem fair ? whom now will you love ? by whose name will you be called ? whom will you kiss ? whose lips will you bite ? But you , Catullus , be
Miser
Catulle
,
desinas
ineptire
,
et
quod
vides
perisse
perditum
ducas
.
fulsere quondam candidi tibi soles ,
cum ventitabas quo puella ducebat
amata nobis quantum amabitur nulla .
ibi illa multa tum iocosa fiebant ,
quae tu volebas nec puella nolebat .
fulsere vere candidi tibi soles .
nunc iam illa non vult : tu quoque
impotens , « noli , » 11
nec quae fugit sectare ,
nec miser vive ,
sed obstinata mente perfer , obdura .
vale , puella . iam Catullus obdurat ,
nec te requiret nec rogabit invitam :
at tu dolebis , cum rogaberis nulla ,
scelesta , vae te . quae tibi manet vita ?
quis nunc te adibit ? cui videberis bella ?
quern nunc amabis ? cuius esse diceris ?
quem basiabis ? cui labella mordebis ?
at tu , Catulle , destinatus obdura .
fulsere quondam candidi tibi soles ,
cum ventitabas quo puella ducebat
amata nobis quantum amabitur nulla .
ibi illa multa tum iocosa fiebant ,
quae tu volebas nec puella nolebat .
fulsere vere candidi tibi soles .
nunc iam illa non vult : tu quoque
impotens , « noli , » 11
nec quae fugit sectare ,
nec miser vive ,
sed obstinata mente perfer , obdura .
vale , puella . iam Catullus obdurat ,
nec te requiret nec rogabit invitam :
at tu dolebis , cum rogaberis nulla ,
scelesta , vae te . quae tibi manet vita ?
quis nunc te adibit ? cui videberis bella ?
quern nunc amabis ? cuius esse diceris ?
quem basiabis ? cui labella mordebis ?
at tu , Catulle , destinatus obdura .