English

Latin

So it is decreed . A time will come , as the years glide by ,
when the Trojan house of Assaracus will force Phthia
into slavery , and be lords of beaten Argos .
From this glorious source a Trojan Caesar will be born ,
who will bound the empire with Ocean , his fame with the stars ,
Augustus , a Julius , his name descended from the great Iulus .
You , no longer anxious , will receive him one day in heaven ,
burdened with Eastern spoils : he’ll be called to in prayer .
Then with wars abandoned , the harsh ages will grow mild :
White haired Trust , and Vesta , Quirinus with his brother Remus
will make the laws : the gates of War , grim with iron ,
and narrowed by bars , will be closed : inside impious Rage will roar
frighteningly from blood-stained mouth , seated on savage weapons ,
hands tied behind his back , with a hundred knots of bronze . ’

English

Latin

Don’t be afraid , Cytherea , your child’s fate remains unaltered :
You’ll see the city of Lavinium , and the walls I promised ,
and you’ll raise great-hearted Aeneas high , to the starry sky :
No thought has changed my mind . This son of yours
( since this trouble gnaws at my heart , I’ll speak ,
and unroll the secret scroll of destiny )
will wage a mighty war in Italy , destroy proud peoples ,
and establish laws , and city walls , for his warriors ,
until a third summer sees his reign in Latium , and
three winter camps pass since the Rutulians were beaten .

Latin

English

Forsitan et Priami fuerint quae fata requiras .
urbis uti captae casum convulsaque vidit
limina tectorum et medium in penetralibus hostem ,
arma diu senior desueta trementibus aevo
circumdat nequiquam umeris et inutile ferrum
cingitur , ac densos fertur moriturus in hostis .
aedibus in mediis nudoque sub aetheris axe
ingens ara fuit iuxtaque veterrima laurus
incumbens arae atque umbra complexa penatis .
hic Hecuba et natae nequiquam altaria circum ,
praecipites atra ceu tempestate columbae ,
condensae et divum amplexae simulacra sedebant .

Latin

English

non Simois tibi nec Xanthus nec Dorica castra
defuerint ; alius Latio iam partus Achilles ,
natus et ipse dea ; nec Teucris addita Iuno
usquam aberit , cum tu supplex in rebus egenis
quas gentis Italum aut quas non oraveris urbes !
causa mali tanti coniunx iterum hospita Teucris
externique iterum thalami .
tu ne cede malis , sed contra audentior ito ,
qua tua te Fortuna sinet . via prima salutis
( quod minime reris ) Graia pandetur ab urbe . '