Mangopoli

Catullus 12

Mangopoli /
  • Created on 2022-06-02 14:59:40
  • Modified on 2022-06-06 15:28:30
  • Translated by Diaczynsky and Kline
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Marrucine Asini , manu sinistra
non belle uteris : in ioco atque vino
tollis lintea neglegentiorum .
hoc salsum esse putas ? fugit te , inepte :
quamvis sordida res et invenusta est .
non credis mihi ? crede Pollioni
fratri , qui tua furta vel talento
mutari velit : est enim leporum
differtus puer ac facetiarum .
quare aut hendecasyllabos trecentos
exspecta , aut mihi linteum remitte ,
quod me non movet aestimatione ,
verum est mnemosynum mei sodalis .
nam sudaria Saetaba ex Hiberis
miserunt mihi muneri Fabullus
et Veranius : haec amem necesse est
ut Veraniolum meum et Fabullum .
Marrucinus Asinus the use of you left hand is not good ,
in wine and in jest :
you lift the napkin of the careless .
Do you think this is clever ? You’re out of it , fool .
That thing is extremely shabby and uncool
You don’t believe me ? You believe your brother , Pollionus ,
Who wishes that your theft is moved by the cost of a talent .
For he is a boy who is filled with charm and wit .
Either look out for 300 hendecasyllabics
Or return my napkin ,
Which the value does not move me ,
But it is a true souvenir from my companions .
For Fabulous and Veranius sent me
Saetaban napkins as a gift from Hiberia .
These I must love
as I do Veranius and Fabullus
Asinius Marrucinus , you don’t employ
your left hand too well : in wine and jest
you take neglected table-linen .
Do you think that’s witty ? Get lost , you fool :
it’s such a sordid and such an unattractive thing .
Don’t you believe me ? Believe Pollionus
your brother , who wishes your thefts
could be fixed by money : he’s a boy
truly stuffed with wit and humour .
So expect three hundred hendecasyllables
or return my napkin , whose value
doesn’t disturb me , truly ,
it’s a remembrance of my friends .
Fabullus and Veranius sent me the gift ,
napkins from Spain : they must be cherished
as my Veranius and Fabullus must be .

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