Ille mī pār esse deō vidētur,
ille, sī fās est, superāre dīvōs,
quī sedēns adversus identidem tē
spectat et audit
dulce rīdentem, miserō quod omnīs 5
ēripit sēnsūs mihi: nam simul tē,
Lesbia, aspexī, nihil est super mī
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lingua sed torpet, tenuis sub artūs
flamma dēmānat, sonitū suōpte 10
tintinant aurēs, geminā teguntur
lūmina nocte.
О̄tium, Catulle, tibī molestum est:
ōtiō exsultās nimiumque gestīs:
ōtium et rēgēs prius et beātās 15
perdidit urbēs.
vocabulary
fās n.: indecl. n., that which is right or permissible by divine law; meet and right, fitting, proper
identidem: repeatedly, continually
Lesbia –ae f.: poetic name given the woman loved by Catullus 7
torpeō torpēre: be numb or paralyzed
tenuis tenue: thin
artus artūs m.: joint; limb; part of the body, member
dēmānō dēmānāre: run or drip down
sonitus –ūs m.: sound 10
tintinō –āre –āvī –ātum: make a ringing sound
geminus –a –um: double, twin
Catullus –ī m.: cognomen of Gaius Valerius Catullus
molestus –a –um: troublesome, annoying
exsultō (exultō) –are –āvī –ātus: spring up; let oneself go, run riot; show unrestrained pleasure, exult
nimium (nimiō): too much, very much
gestiō gestīre: desire eagerly; act without restraint, exult