Carmina

Catullus

Catullus, Gaius Valerius. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus. Burton, Sir Richard Francis, translator. London, Printed for the Translators, 1894.

  1. Endure with stubborn soul and still obdure.
  2. Damsel, adieu! Catullus obdurate grown
  3. Nor seeks thee, neither asks of thine unwill;
  4. Yet shalt thou sorrow when none woos thee more;
  5. Reprobate! Woe to thee! What life remains?
  6. Who now shall love thee? Who'll think thee fair?
  7. Whom now shalt ever love? Whose wilt be called?
  8. To whom shalt kisses give? whose liplets nip?
  9. But thou (Catullus!) destiny-doomed obdure.
  1. Veranius! over every friend of me
  2. Forestanding, owned I hundred thousands three,
  3. Home to Penates and to single-soul'd
  4. Brethren, returned art thou and mother old?
  5. Yes, thou art come. Oh, winsome news come well!
  6. Now shall I see thee, safely hear thee tell
  7. Of sites Iberian, deeds and nations 'spied,
  8. (As be thy wont) and neck-a-neck applied
  9. I'll greet with kisses thy glad lips and eyne.
  10. Oh! Of all mortal men beatified
  11. Whose joy and gladness greater be than mine?