M. Fortūnāte senex, ergō tua rūra manēbunt
et tibi māgna satis, quamvīs lapis omnia nūdus
līmōsōque palūs obdūcat pascua iuncō:
nōn īnsuēta gravīs temptābunt pābula fētās,
nec mala vīcīnī pecoris contāgia laedent.50
fortūnāte senex, hīc inter flūmina nōta
et fontīs sacrōs frīgus captābis opācum;
hinc tibi, quae semper, vīcīnō ab līmite saepēs
Hyblaeīs apibus flōrem dēpāsta salictī
saepe levī somnum suādēbit inīre susurrō;55
hinc altā sub rūpe canet frondātor ad aurās,
nec tamen intereā raucae, tua cūra, palumbēs
nec gemere āeria cessābit turtur ab ulmō.
notes
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vocabulary
fortūnātus –a –um: lucky, fortunate, happy
līmōsus –a –um: full of mud; miry, slimy
palūs –ūdis f.: a marsh, swamp
obdūcō –ere –dūxī –ductus: to draw over; to cover over, overspread
pāscuus –a –um: for pasture, grazing
iuncus –ī m.: a rush
īnsuētus –a –um (trisyll.): unaccustomed
pābulum –ī n.: food, pasturage
fētus –a –um: pregnant; fruitful
vīcīnus –a –um: near, neighboring
contāgium –ī n.: infection, contagion
fortūnātus –a –um: lucky, fortunate
frīgus frigoris n.: cold; cold weather
captō captāre captāvī captātus: to grasp at, seize
opācus –a –um: shady; dark
hinc: from here, hence; henceforth
vīcīnus –a –um: near, neighboring
līmes –itis m.: a cross path bounding two fields; boundary path
saepēs –is f.: a hedge, fence
Hyblaeus –a –um: of Mt. Hybla in Sicily
apis apis f.: bee
dēpāscō –ere –pāvī –pāstus and dēpāscor: consume; feed upon
salictum –ī n.: willow-grove
suādeō suādēre suāsī suāsus: to urge; induce; persuade
ineō īnīre iniī/inīvī initus: to enter
susurrō –ōnis m.: to hum, buzz, murmur
hinc: from here, hence; henceforth
rūpēs –is f.: a rock, cliff
frondātor –ōris m.: a foliage tender, pruner
intereā: meanwhile
raucus –a –um: harsh-sounding, noisy
palumbis –is m.: a woodpigeon, ring-dove
gemō gemere gemuī: to groan, sigh
āerius –a –um: pertaining to the air; airy; lofty
cessō cessāre cessāvī cessātus: to cease; hold back
turtur –uris m.: a turtle-dove
ulmus –ī f.: an elm tree, elm