Lesbius est pulcer. Quid nī? Quem Lesbia mālit
quam tē cum tōtā gente, Catulle, tuā.
Sed tamen hic pulcer vēndat cum gente Catullum,
sī tria nātōrum suāvia reppererit.
vocabulary
Lesbius –ī m.: nomen gentile, probably satrical and fictious, in poem 79
quid nī or quidnī: why not? (rhetorical)
Lesbia –ae f.: poetic name given the woman loved by Catullus
Catullus –ī m.: cognomen of Gaius Valerius Catullus
vendō vendere vendidī venditus: sell
sāvium (suāvium) –ī n.: kiss; the lips formed for kissing