Nōn tuus levis in malā
dēditus vir adulterā,
prōbra turpia persequēns,
ā tuīs tenerīs volet 100
sēcubāre papillīs,
lenta sed velut adsitās
vītis implicat arborēs,
implicābitur in tuum
complexum. Sed abit diēs: 105
prōdeās nova nūpta.
Ō cubīle, quod omnibus
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candidō pede lectī,
quae tuō veniunt erō,
quanta gaudia, quae vagā 110
nocte, quae mediō diē
gaudeat! Sed abit diēs:
prōdeās nova nūpta.
vocabulary
quatiō quatere quassī quassum: shake
prōdeō prōdīre prōdiī prōditum: come or go forward; advance
nupta –ae f.: wife
dēdō dēdere dēdidī dēditus: give up, deliver, hand over; reflexive, devote oneself to
adultera –ae f.: an unchaste woman; a mistress
probrum –ī n.: disgrace, scandal
persequor persequī persecūtus sum: follow persistently, catch up with, pursue, harass, seek requital or restitution
sēcubō –āre –āvī –ātum: sleep apart (from one's spouse)
papilla –ae f.: nipple; breast
lentus –a –um: supple, pliant; slow, taking one's time, unconcerned, at ease
asserō (adserō) –serere –sēvī –satum: plant near
vītis –is f.: vine
implicō implicāre implicāvī (implicuī) implicitus: entwine, entangle
complexus –ūs m.: embrace 105
prōdeō prōdīre prōdiī prōditum: come or go forward; advance
ō: interjection, expressing grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration
cubīle cubīlis n.: bed, couch