MELIBOEUS TITYRUS
M. Tītyre, tū patulae recubāns sub tegmine fāgī
silvestrem tenuī Mūsam meditāris avēnā;
nōs patriae fīnīs et dulcia linquimus arva.
nōs patriam fugimus; tū, Tītyre, lentus in umbrā
fōrmōsam resonāre docēs Amaryllida silvās. 5
T. Ō Meliboee, deus nōbīs haec ōtia fēcit.
namque erit ille mihi semper deus, illius āram
saepe tener nostrīs ab ovīlibus imbuet agnus.
ille meās errāre bovēs, ut cernis, et ipsum
lūdere quae vellem calamō permīsit agrestī.10
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vocabulary
Tityrus –ī m.: Tityrus
patulus –a –um: wide, broad
recubō recubāre recubāvī recubātus: to be lying back; recline
tegmen (tegumen) –inis n.: cover
fāgus –ī f.: beech-tree
silvestris silvestre: pertaining to the woods, pastoral
tenuis tenue: thin, fine
Mūsa –ae f.: a Muse; song
meditor meditārī meditātus sum: practice; rehearse
avēna –ae f.: a straw; an oaten pipe
linquō linquere līquī: to leave, relinquish
Tityrus –ī m.: Tityrus
lentus –a –um: pliant; relaxed
fōrmōsus –a –um: beautiful, fair
resonō resonāre resonāvī resonātus: to sound again, echo
Amaryllis –idis or –idos f.: Amaryllis
ō: O
Meliboeus –ī m.: Meliboeus
ovīle –is n.: sheepfold
imbuō –ere –uī –ūtus: moisten; stain
agnus agnī m.: ram-lamb
lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus: to play, mock
calamus –ī m.: a reed, a reed pipe
agrestis agrestis agreste: rural, rustic