Nunc vōs, optātō quās iūnxit lūmine taeda,
nōn prius ūnanimīs corpora coniugibus 80
trādite nūdantēs rēiectā veste papillās,
quam iūcunda mihī mūnera lībet onyx,
vester onyx, castō colitis quae iūra cubīlī.
Sed quae sē impūrō dēdit adulteriō,
illius ā mala dōna levis bibat irrita pulvis: 85
namque ego ab indignīs praemia nūlla petō.
Sed magis, ō nūptae, semper concordia vestrās,
semper amor sēdēs incolat assiduus.
Tū vērō, rēgīna, tuēns cum sīdera dīvam
plācābis fēstīs lūminibus Venerem, 90
unguinis expertem nōn sīrīs esse tuae mē,
sed potius largīs affice mūneribus.
sīdera corruerint utinam! Coma rēgia fīam,
proximus Hydrochoī fulgeret Ōariōn!
vocabulary
optātus –a –um: wished for
taeda taedae f.: pinewood, esp. as used in torches; torch; marriage torch, by metonymy, wedding
ūnanimus –a –um: sharing a single attitude, like-minded 80
nūdō nūdāre nūdāvī nūdātus: make naked, denude, bare
reiciō reicere reiēcī reiectum: throw back
papilla –ae f.: nipple; breast
iūcundus –a –um: pleasant, delightful
lībō libāre libāvī libātus: pour as a libation
onyx onychis m./f.: a perfume jar of onyx
cubīle cubīlis n.: bed, couch
impūrus –a –um: dirty; morally foul, impure
dēdō dēdere dēdidī dēditus: give up, deliver, hand over; reflexive, devote oneself to
adulterium adulterī(ī) n.: an adulterous act; adultery
ā: expletive of distress, pity, or entreaty 85
bibō bibere bibī: drink
irritus (inritus) –a –um: not ratified, null and void; empty, unfulfilled, vain
pulvis pulveris m.: dust; sand
indīgnus –a –um: unworthy; undeserved
ō: interjection, expressing grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration
nupta –ae f.: wife
concordia concordiae f.: harmony
incolō incolere incoluī: inhabit, dwell in
assiduus –a –um: settled; constantly present, persistent, unremitting
rēgīna rēgīnae f.: queen
tueor tuērī tūtus sum: look at, view, observe
plācō plācāre plācāvī plācātus: cause to be favorably disposed, conciliate, appease 90
fēstus –a –um: festal, holiday
Venus –eris f.: Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm
expers expertis: having no share of; immune to
potius: more, more than, rather
largus –a –um: ample; spacious, expansive; plentiful, copious, flowing; bountiful, free; w. gen., lavish
iterō iterāre –āvī –ātum: to do a second time, repeat
utinam: particle used to express a wish: would that, how I wish that
Hydrochoos –ī m.: Gk. water pourer, the constellation Aquarius
fulgeō fulgēre fulsī: shine brightly, gleam
Ōrīōn –ōnis m.: the constellation Orion