Fūrī et Aurēlī, comitēs Catullī,
sīve in extrēmōs penetrābit Indōs,
lītus ut longē resonante Eōā
tunditur undā,
sīve in Hyrcānōs Arabēsve mollēs, 5
seu Sagās sagittiferōsve Parthōs,
sīve quae septemgeminus colōrat
aequora Nīlus,
sīve trāns altās gradiētur Alpēs,
Caesaris vīsēns monimenta magnī, 10
Gallicum Rhēnum horribile aequor ultī-
mōsque Britannōs,
omnia haec, quaecumque feret voluntās
caelitum, temptāre simul parātī,
pauca nūntiāte meae puellae 15
nōn bona dicta.
Cum suīs vīvat valeatque moechīs,
quōs simul complexa tenet trecentōs,
nūllum amāns vērē, sed identidem omnium
īlia rumpēns; 20
nec meum respectet, ut ante, amōrem,
quī illius culpā cecidit velut prātī
ultimī flōs, praetereunte postquam
tāctus arātrō est.
vocabulary
Fūrius –iī m.: Roman nomen gentile
Aurēlius –iī m.: belonging to the Roman gens Aurelia
Catullus –ī m.: cognomen of Gaius Valerius Catullus
exter extera exterum: farthest, the farthest part of; final
penetrō penetrāre penetrāvī penetrātus: w/ in + acc., make one's way into, penetrate
Indus –a –um: Indian
resonō resonāre resonāvī resonātus: echo, resound
Eōus –ī m.: of or connected with Eos, the dawn; eastern
tundō tundere tutudī tūnsus: beat repeatedly, buffet, pound
Hyrcānus (Hyrcānius) –a –um: a native of Hyrcania, a country at the southeast side of the Caspian Sea 5
Arabs –is m.: an Arabian; Gk. acc. pl. Arabas
Sagae –ārum m.: the Sacae, a Scythian people living east of Bactriana and Sogdiana
sagittifer sagittifera sagittiferum: arrow-bearing
Parthus –a –um: Parthians, members of an Iranian tribe south of the Caspian Sea
septemgeminus –a –um: sevenfold; having seven mouths (e.g., the Nile)
colōrō colorāre colorāvī colorātus: to color or stain
Nīlus –ī m.: the Nile River in Egypt
trāns: prep. w/ acc., across
gradior gradī gressus sum: step, walk
Alpēs –ium f.: the Alps, high mountains bordering Italy on the north
Caesar Caesaris m.: Gaius Julius Caesar 10
vīsō vīsere vīsī vīsus: go to see; look at, gaze at, view
monumentum monumentī n.: anything that serves as a commemoration, reminder, or memorial
Gallicus –a –um: of or belonging to Gaul
Rhēnus –ī m.: the river Rhine, often regarded as forming the border between Gaul and Germany
horribilis horribile: fearful, dreadful; rough, uncouth, rugged
Britannus –a –um: natives of Britain, Britons
caeles caelitis m.: heavenly; as subst., god or goddess
parātus –a –um: ready, prepared
nūntiō nuntiāre nuntiāvī nuntiātus: announce, communicate, tell 15
dictum dictī n.: anything said; word, saying
moechus moechī m.: adulterer, sexual aggressor; fornicator
complector complectī complexus sum: embrace, surround
trecentī –ae –a; trecentēsimus –a –um: three hundred
identidem: repeatedly, continually
īlia –ium n. or īle –is: groin, genitals 20
respectō respectāre respectāvī respectātus: to keep on looking back at; wait expectantly for, count on
prātum prātī n.: meadow
praetereō praeterīre praeterīvī/praeteriī praeteritus: go beyond, pass
arātrum –ī n: plow