Sulpicia Elegiae

Tibullus

Sulpicia (attributed author). Six Poems. Mahoney, Anne, translator.

  1. At last the love I've waited for has come.
  2. (No shame to say so: more to cover up).
  3. My Camenae called on her in prayer,
  4. and Cytherea brought him to my heart.
  5. Venus kept her promise: now she can tell
  6. my tale of joy to those who don't believe.
  7. I hardly want to give this letter up
  8. so no one else sees it before he does.
  9. I'm glad I did it — why wear a prudish mask,
  10. as if he wasn't good enough for me!