Lesbia mī dīcit semper male nec tacet umquam
dē mē: Lesbia mē dispeream nisi amat.
quō signō? Quia sunt totidem mea: dēprecor illam
assiduē, vērum dispeream nisi amō.
vocabulary
Lesbia –ae f.: poetic name given the woman loved by Catullus
dispereō –īre –iī: perish; go for nothing, be wasted
totidem: indecl. adj., the same number, as many
dēprecor dēprecārī dēprecātus sum: try to avert by prayer, beg off, entreat relief from; execrate
adsiduē: continually, constantly
vērum: adversative conj., assenting to what has been said but adding a qualification: but in fact, but, actually