Collis ō Helicōniī
cultor, Ūraniae genus,
quī rapis teneram ad virum
virginem, Ō Hymenaee Hymēn,
Ō Hymēn Hymenaee; 5
cinge tempora flōribus
suāve olentis amāracī,
flammeum cape laetus, hūc
hūc venī, niveō gerēns
lūteum pede soccum; 10
excitusque hilarī diē,
nūptiālia concinēns
vōce carmina tinnulā,
pelle humum pedibus, manū
pīneam quate taedam. 15
Namque Iūnia Mānliō,
quālis Īdalium colēns
vēnit ad Phrygium Venus
iūdicem, bona cum bonā
nūbet ālite virgō, 20
flōridīs velut ēnitēns
myrtus Āsia rāmulīs
quōs Hamādryades deae
lūdicrum sibi rōscidō
nūtriunt in amōre. 25
vocabulary
collis collis m.: hill, mountain
ō: interjection, expressing grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration
Heliconius –a –um: of Helicon, the mountain in Boeotia that was sacred to Apollo and the Muses
cultor –ōris m.: inhabitant
Ūrania –ae or Ūraniē –ēs f.: muse of astronomy, mother of Hymenaeus
Hymenaeus –ī m.: the Greek wedding refrain, hymeneal; personified as god of marriage; pl. marriage 5
Hymēn Hymenis m.: refrain chanted at Greek weddings; personified as god of marriage
tempus temporis n.: the side of the forehead, temple
suāvis suāve: agreeable, pleasant
oleō olēre –uī: having a smell; aromatic
amāracus –ī m.: marjoram, an aromatic plant related to thyme and mint
flammeum –ī n.: the flame-colored veil worn by a Roman bride at her wedding
niveus –a –um: snowy, white
luteus (lūteolus) –a –um: reddish yellow 10
soccus –ī m.: a loose shoe or slipper worn by women
exciō (excieō) –īre –īvī (–iī) –ītus (–itus): rouse (from sleep)
hilaris hilare: cheerful
nuptiālis –e: of or pertaining to marriage or a wedding
concinō –cinere –cinuī: sing together; celebrate in song
tinnulus –a –um: making a jingling sound; high-pitched
pīneus –a –um: of pinewood 15
quatiō quatere quassī quassum: shake
taeda taedae f.: pinewood, esp. as used in torches; torch; marriage torch, by metonymy, wedding
namque: explanatory conj., for
Iunia –ae f.: a woman of the gens Iulia
Mānlius –iī m.: Roman praenomen
Īdalium –iī n.: town in Cyprus sacred to Aphrodite/Venus
Phrygius –a –um: of Phrygia, Phrygian
Venus –eris f.: Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm
nūbō nūbere nūpsī nūptum: get married 20
āles –itis m./f.: large bird, bird of prey; an omen or augury (from watching birds)
floridus –a –um: full of flowers, flowery
ēniteō –ēre –uī: shine forth; be outstanding
myrtus –ī m./f.: the myrtle tree, a bushy shrub with oval leaves and fragrant white or rosy flowers, common to southern Europe
Āsius (Āsiāticus) –a –um: beloning to the Lydian coast near Ephesus
rāmulus –ī m.: branch, twig (dim. of ramus)
Hamādryas –adis f.: a wood-nymph
dea deae f.: goddess
ludicrum –ī n.: an amusement; plaything
roscidus –a –um: dewy
nūtriō –īre –īvī (–iī) –ītus: feed, nourish, nurture 25