Carmen I
Cui dono lepidum novum libellum
arida modo pumice expolitum？
Corneli, tibi; namque tu solebas
meas esse aliquid putare nugas
iam tum cum ausus es unus Italorum
omne aevum tribus explicare chartis,
doctis, Iuppiter, et laboriosis!
Quare habe tibi quidquid hoc libelli
Qualecumque, quod, o patrona virgo,
plus uno maneat perenne saeclo.
Poem I
To whom, I give the charming new little book，
simply polished by a dry pumice?
Cornelius, to you; for you used to
think my trifles were something
Now then when you, one of the Italians, dare
to explain the whole age with three chapters.
learned, Oh Jupiter, and laborious!
Wherefore have this something of the little book for yourself
whatever, which, Oh patron virgin,
may it remain perpetually more than one lifetime.
lepidus, -a, -um: charming;
aridus, -a, -um: dry, arid, spiritless
pumex, -cis, m&f, pumice
expolio, expolire, expolivi, expolitus, polish, embellish, elaborate smooth
soleo, solere, solitus, used to, accustomed to
namque, for, since
nugae, f, pl, triffles, jests, jokes
aevum, n, time, eternity, lifetime, generation
Iuppiter, Iovis, 3rd, except nom.sg et voc.sg
quare, why, by what means
perenne, adv, perpetually, eternally

II. fletus passeris Lesbiae
Passer, deliciae meae puellae,
quicum ludere, quem in sinu tenere,
cui primum digitum dare appetenti
et acris solet incitare morsus,
cum desiderio meo nitenti
carum nescio quid lubet iocari
et solaciolum sui doloris,
credo ut tum gravis acquiescat ardor:
tecum ludere sicut ipsa possem
et tristis animi levare curas!
...
Tam gratum est mihi quam ferunt puellae
pernici aureolum fuisse malum,
quod zonam solvit diu ligatam.
Sparrow, the delight of my girl,
whom she play with, whom she hold in bosom,
to whose greedy attack she gives her fingertip
and provokes you to peck her sharply,
when gleaming with desire of me
she jests a light joke of it, so that
it is a solace for her pain
I believe when the heavy burning is at rest;
Could I but play with you just as she does
and lighten the sad cares of mind.
...
This was as pleasing to me
as the golden apple was to the fleet footed girl,
which unloosed her girdle long-time fastened.
passer, -eris, m. - sparrow
deliciae, -arum, f. - delight; beloved object; darling
quicum = quocum - with whom
sinus, -us, m. - curve; fold; lap; [in one's body or dress]
ludo, ludere, lusi, lusum, to play, to joke, to mock, to ridicure
appeto, appetere, appetivi, appetitum, to grasp after; peck
morsus, -us, m. a bite; biting
incitare, provoke, incite
desiderium, -i, n. - desire; the object of my affection
niteo, nitere, nitui, shine, glitter, flourish
lubet or libet, it pleases; it is agreeable
iocor, iocari, iocatus sum , to jest; joke
solaciolum, -i, n. - little comfort; relief; solace
acquiesco, -ere, -ievi - repose; rest; be satisfied
ardor, ardoris, m. - a burning fire; heat; flame; passion
levare - relieve, lighten; take away
gratus -a, -um - causing joy; agreeable; welcome
ferunt (3rd pl. pres. fero) - they say; report; relate
pernix, pernicis - nimble; swift
aureolus, -a, -um (dim. of aureus) - little gold
malum, -i, n. - apple; pulpy fruit
zona, -ae, f. - belt; girdle; zone
solvo, solvere, solui, solutum, loosen; untie; undo
ligare - to bind; tie

III. fletus passeris Lesbiae
Lugete, o Veneres Cupidinesque,
et quantum est hominum venustiorum:
passer mortuus est meae puellae,
passer, deliciae meae puellae,
quem plus illa oculis suis amabat.
nam mellitus erat suamque norat
ipsam tam bene quam puella matrem,
nec sese a gremio illius movebat,
sed circumsiliens modo huc modo illuc
ad solam dominam usque pipiabat.
qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum
illuc, unde negant redire quemquam.
at vobis male sit, malae tenebrae
Orci, quae omnia bella devoratis:
tam bellum mihi passerem abstulistis
o factum male! o miselle passer!
tua nunc opera meae puellae
flendo turgiduli rubent ocelli.
Mourn, O Venuses and Cupids,
and as much as all gracious men:
the sparrow of my girl is dead,
the sparrow, darling of my girl,
which she loved more than her own eyes.
For it was so sweet that she knew himself
as well as her mother,
nor did he move himself from her laps,
but hopping from here to there
and constantly sing for the only mistress.
Who now fares along the path of shadow
there, whence nothing may ever return.
May evil befall you, savage glooms of
Orcus, where you swallow up all things of fairness:
you have snatched away a so comely sparrow from me
O wretched dedd! O miserable sparrow!
Now on your account my girl's
swollen little eyes are reddening by mourn.
lugeo, lugere, luxi, luctus, to mourn
Venus, Veneris f, Venus
Cupido, Cupidinis m, Cupid
venustus, -a, -um, charming, friendly, lovely, pleasing.
plus, plus + Abl - more than
mellitus, -a, -um, honey, sweet
nosco, noscere, novi, notum, to know, recognize, (in classical Latin noveram is usually noram, norim etc.)
gremium, gremii, n, lap, bosom, female interior
circumsilio, circumsilire, circumsiliui - jump, hop around
hoc, here
illuc, there
modo, once, just, only
pipio, pipiare, pipiavi, pipiatum, chirp
iter, itineris, n, a route, journey, path, march
tenebricosus, -a, -um, full of darkness or gloom, shrouded in darkness, gloomy
tenebra, -ae, for pl. darkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity; ignorance, concealment
unde, whence, from where
redeo, redire, redii, reditum, go/move/turn/come back, revert; + ad be brought to, reduced to
nego, negare, negavi, negatum, deny, refuse, reject, prevent
Orcus, -i, underword, hell
devorare, swallow, gulp down, devour, absorb, consume
tam, so
aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatum, take away, carry off, withdraw, separate, divide, abduct, snatch
misellus, -a, -um, poor, wretched
opera, -ae, trouble, pains, exertion, work, labour
fleo, flere, flevi, fletum, to weep, cry, lament, grieve for
turgidulus, -a, -um, swollen, inflamed
rubeo, rubere, rubui, be red or ruddy, to grow red, redden, blush

V. ad Lesbiam
Vivamus mea Lesbia, atque amemus,
rumoresque senum severiorum
omnes unius aestimemus assis!
soles occidere et redire possunt:
nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux,
nox est perpetua una dormienda.
da mi basia mille, deinde centum,
dein mille altera, dein secunda centum,
deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum.
dein, cum milia multa fecerimus,
conturbabimus illa, ne sciamus,
aut ne quis malus invidere possit,
cum tantum sciat esse basiorum.
V. To Lesbia
Let us live my Lesbia, and let us love,
and price all the rumors of
stearn old men at one as!
Suns can set and rise again:
when the brief light of us once disappear,
one perpetual night must slept by us.
Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred,
then another thousand, then a second hundred,
then until another thousand, then a hundred.
then, when we have finished many thousands,
we will confuse them lest we know the numbering,
lest he who bad can cast a evil eye on us,
when he knows there are so many kisses.
as, assis, m, as
aestimo, asestimare. asestimavi, asestimatum, determine, value, price, rate, estimate
occido, occidere, occidi, occasum, to fall down, go down, set, perish, die, lost, ruined, undone
dormio, dormire, dormivi, dormitum, to sleep
conturbo, conturbare, conturbavi, conturbatum, to confuse, confound, disturb
invideo, invidere, invidi, invisum, to look askance or maliciously, am prejudiced

VI. ad Flavium
Flavi, delicias tuas Catullo,
ni sint illepidae atque inelegantes,
velles dicere nec tacere posses.
verum nescio quid febriculosi
scorti diligis: hoc pudet fateri.
nam te non viduas iacere noctes
nequiquam tacitum cubile clamat
sertis ac Syrio fragrans olivo,
pulvinusque peraeque et hic et ille
attritus, tremulique quassa lecti
argutatio inambulatioque.
nam inista prevalet nihil tacere.
cur? non tam latera ecfututa pandas,
ni tu quid facias ineptiarum.
quare, quidquid habes boni malique,
dic nobis. volo te ac tuos amores
ad caelum lepido vocare versu.
VI, To Flavius
Flavius, the delight of you to Catullus,
if they are not disagreeble and inelegant,
you want to tell and can not remain in silence.
I really dont know what are you loving
of a feverish harlot: it shames to confess.
For the couch, vainly tacet, proclaims
that you do not lie down for celibate nights,
which is fragrant from garlands and Syrian oil,
and the pillow equally both this side and that
worn away, and the battered creaking of the shaken
bed, and its moving to and fro.
Now you yourself would do well to not at all keep silent these things.
Why? For you wouldn't extend such ****ed-out thighs
unless you were doing something unfitting.
Therefore, whatever you have of good and bad,
I want to call you and your love
into the sky with charming verse.
febriculosus, -a, -um, feverish, febrile
scortum, -a, a skin, hide, or a harlot, prostitute
diligo, diligere, dilexi, dilectum, to esteem, love, have regard for
pudet, pudere, puduit, it shames, it cause one to feel shame.
fateor, fateri, fassus sum, to confess, admit, to acknowlegde, own, to show, indicate
viduo, viduare, viduavi, viduatum, to deprive, bereave
nequiquam, in vain, fruitlessly
taceo, tacere, tacui, tacitum, be silent, be still, keep quiet
cubile, cubilis, n, bed, couch, place of rest
clamare, cry out, clamor, shout
sero, serere, sevi, satum, to sow, plant, beget, bring forth, produce, found, establish, excite, cause
fragro, fragrare, fragravi, to emit a smell of
pulvinus, pulvini, m, cushion, pillow, bolster
pera, -ae, f, bag, satchel, wallet
attritus, -a, -um, rubbed, ground, chafed, worn
attero, atterere, attrivi, attritum, rub, grind, chafe, wear
tremulus, -a, -um, shaking, quaking, trembling, tremulous
quassare, to quake, to shake, to wave
lectus, -i, bed, couch, sofa
lego, legere, legi, lectum, to choose, select, appoint, collect, read
argutatio, f, caviling, subtle disputation
pando, pandere, pandi, passum, to spread, open, extend/ to unfold, expand
ineptia, -ae, silliness, folly, absurdity

VII. ad Lesbiam
Quaeris, quot mihi basiationes
tuae, Lesbia, sint satis superque.
quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae
lasarpiciferis iacet Cyrenis
oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi
et Batti veteris sacrum sepulcrum;
aut quam sidera multa, cum tacet nox,
furtivos hominum vident amores:
tam te basia multa basiare
vesano satis et super Catullo est,
quae nec pernumerare curiosi
possint nec mala fascinare lingua.
VII. To Lesbia
You ask, that to me how many kisses
of yours, Lesbia, may be enough and more.
As much as the countless Libyan sands
that strew in the siphilum-bearing Cyrene
between the oracle of sweltering Juppiter
and the sacred grave of old Battus;
Or as the many stars, when night is silent,
look upon people's secret love affairs:
then to kiss you with so many kisses
is enough and more for love-sick Catullus,
that those prying men may not count
nor an evil tongue bewitch.
quot, how many, as many
basiatio, -tionis, a kissing, kiss
super + acc, above(place)/ beyond, over, + abl. concerning
harena, -ae, sand, slime, mud
lasarpicifer, lasarpicifera, lasarpiciferum, silphium bearing or producing
oraculum, -i, oracle, prophecy
aestuosus, -a, -um, hot, sultry, agitated
vetus, veteris, aged, old, ancient
sepulcrum, -i, tomb, grave
sidus, sideris, n, stars
furtivus, -a, -um, secret, concealed, stolen
vesanus, -a, -um, mad, insane, wild, love-sick
fascinare, to enchant, bewitch, charm, fascinate
inter + acc. between, among / during, while
pernumermare, to reckon up, count out

VIII. ad se ipsum
Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire,
et quod vides perisse perditum ducas.
fulsere quondam candidi tibi soles,
cum ventitabas quo puella ducebat
amata nobis quantum a****tur nulla.
ibi illa multa cum iocosa fiebant,
quae tu volebas nec puella nolebat,
fulsere vere candidi tibi soles.
nunc iam illa non vult: tu quoque impotens noli,
nec quae fugit sectare, nec miser vive,
sed obstinata mente perfer, obdura.
vale puella, iam Catullus obdurat,
nec te requiret nec rogabit invitam.
at tu dolebis, cum rogaberis nulla.
scelesta, vae te, quae tibi manet vita?
quis nunc te adibit? cui videberis bella?
quem nunc a****s? cuius esse diceris?
quem basiabis? cui labella mordebis?
at tu, Catulle, destinatus obdura.
VIII. To himself
Miserable Catullus, stop to be a fool
and what you see to have been lost may you consider lost.
once bright days used to shine on you,
when you used to go wherever your girl led you
who loved by us as never a girl will ever be loved.
There those many joys occured
which you did wish, nor was the girl unwilling,
truly bright days used to shine on you.
Now she no longer wants you: you too, powerless to avail,
neither pursue her retreating, nor live miserably,
but to endure with a obstinate mind, harden yourself.
Farewell girl, now Catullus endures,
he will neither miss you, nor will he ask for a reluctant lady.
But you will be pained, when nobody asks for you.
A faithless woman, woe to you, what manner of life remains to you?
Who now will visit you? To whom you will seem beatiful?
Whom now will you love? Whose will you be called?
Whom now will you kiss? Whose lips will you bite?
But you, Catullus, remain firm in your hardness.
desino, -ere, -sii, -itum, leave off, cease, desist, abandon
ineptio, -ire, -tivi, to play the fool ,trifle, to act absurdly
pereo, -ire, -ii, -itum, to vanish, disppear, perish
duco, -ere, duxi, ductum, to think, consider/ to prolong
perdo, -ere, -didi, -ditum, to destroy, ruin, lose
fulgeo, -ere, fulsi, to shine, gleam, glitter, sparkle
candidus, -a, -um, white, fair, beautiful
ventito, -are, -vi, -tum, to come often, keep coming
fio, fieri, factus sum, to happen, be done, become
iocosus, -a, -um, humorous, jokey, light-hearted
sector, sectari, sectatus sum, to follow, pursue
obstinatus, -a, -um, resolved, resolute, fixed, obstinate
perfero, -re, -tuli, -latum, carry through, endure
invitus, -a, -um, unwilling, reluctant
doleo, -ere, dolui, dolitum, to feel pain, suffer, grieve
scelestus, -a, -um, wicked, villainous, abominable, calamitous
vae + dat., woe to, alas
adeo, adire, adii, aditum, to approach, attend
labellum, -i, n, little lip
mordeo, momordi, morsum, bite
destinare, to fasten down, secure, determine, fix

IX. ad Veranium
Verani, omnibus e meis amicis
antistans mihi milibus trecentis,
venistine domum ad tuos penates
fratresque unanimos anumque matrem?
venisti. o mihi nuntii beati!
visam te incolumem audiamque Hiberum
narrantem loca, facta nationes,
ut mos est tuus, applicansque collum
iucundum os oculosque suaviabor.
o quantum est hominum beatiorum,
quid me laetius est beatiusve?
IX. To Veranius
Veranius, surpassing all of my friends
in my feeling by thousands of times,
have you come home, to your Penates
your unanimous brothers and old mather?
You have come, oh joyful news to me!
Will I see you safe and sound and will hear
you narrating the Iberian places, deeds and people,
as is your manner, and drawing your pleasant neck close
Will I kiss your mouth and eyes?
O of all men most full of bliss,
who is more happy or more blissful than I?
antesto, antestare, antestiti, to surpass, excel
unanimus, -a, -um, concordate, harmonious, unanimous
anus, anus, f, old woman, crone
nuntius, m, a messager, an envoy, a command, pl. news, information
incolumis, incolumis, incolume, unimpaired, unhurt, safe, alive
mos, moris, m, manner, custom, habit/ humor, caprice
applicare, apply, add, attach
collum, n, neck, throat
os, oris, mouth, face, appearance, speech, entrance
suavior, suaviari, suaviatus sum, to kiss
laetior, laetior, laetius, happier

X. ad Varum
Varus me meus ad suos amores
visum duxerat e foro otiosum,
scortillum, ut mihi tum repente visum est,
non sane illepidum neque invenustum,
huc ut venimus, incidere nobis
sermones varii, in quibus, quid esset
iam Bithynia, quo modo se haberet,
et quonam mihi profuisset aere.
respondi id quod erat, nihil neque ipsis
nec praetoribus esse nec cohorti,
cur quisquam caput unctius referret,
praesertim quibus esset irrumator
praetor, nec faceret pili cohortem.
'at certe tamen,' inquiunt 'quod illic
natum dicitur esse, comparasti
ad lecticam homines.' ego, ut puellae
unum me facerem beatiorem,
'non' inquam 'mihi tam fuit maligne
ut, provincia quod mala incidisset,
non possem octo homines parare rectos.'
at mi nullus erat nec hic neque illic
fractum qui veteris pedem grabati
in collo sibi collocare posset.
hic illa, ut decuit cinaediorem,
'quaeso' inquit 'mihi, mi Catulle, paulum
istos commoda: nam volo ad Serapim
deferri.' 'mane' inquii puellae,
'istud quod modo dixeram me habere,
fugit me ratio: meus sodalis—
Cinna est Gaius—is sibi paravit.
verum, utrum illius an mei, quid ad me?
utor tam bene quam mihi pararim.
sed tu insulsa male et molesta vivis,
per quam non licet esse neglegentem.'
X. To Varus
Varus led me, idle, out of Forum
to see his lover;
a harlot, as it then at once seemed to me,
was neither too unpleasant nor unattractive,
as we came here, we had
various conversations, in which: how was
Bithynia now, in what way it hold itself,
and whither it profits in bronze to me.
I responded it which was: there's nothing neither for themselves
nor for the leader nor for the cohort,
why anyone might bring back a more scented head,
especially to whom had a bastard
as a leader, who valued his cohort at less than a hair.
"But certainly still", they say, " which there
is said to be native, you got for yourself
some people for the palaquin." I (in order to
make myself the most fortunate to the girl)
"No," I say "it did not go that badly with me,
poor as the province turned out,
that I could not procure eight sturdy men to bear me."
(but there is no one to me neither here or there
who might be able to station the broken foot
of the old cot on his neck.
Here she, as befitted one more slutty,
said " I ask, my Catullus, for you to lend me those men
for a little bit: for I want to go to Serapis
being carried." " Wait, " said I to the girl,
"that which I had just said that I had...
reason fled me: my buddy——
Cinna Gaius—— he prepared for himself.
Actually whether they are his or mine, what's it to me?
I use them as well as I had prepared for myself.
But you live as a unwitty and annoying one,
by whom one is not allowed to be heedless!"
otiosus, -a, -um, idle, unemployed, free from office
scortum, scorti, n, a skin, hide/ a harlot, prostitute
repente, suddenly
huc, here, to this place, hither, so far, to this point
sermo, sermonis, m, a conversation, a rumor, diction, language, manner of speaking
varius, -a, -um, diverse, different, various, variegated
prosum, prodesse, profui, be useful or of use, do good, help, benefit, serve, profit
aes, aeris, n, money, pay, fee, fare, copper, bronze, brass, payment, debt
aer, aeris, m/f, air
quonam, to whatever place, whither
praetor, praetoris, m, leader, head, chief, president
cohors, cohortis, f, a court, farmyard, retinue, circle, cohort, bodyguard
quisquam, quaequam, quidquam, anyone, anything
unctior, unctior, unctius, more anointed
refero, referre, rettuli, relatum, I bear, bring, drive or carry back, respond, restore, return, relate
praesertim, especially, particularly
irrumator, irrumatoris, m, bastard, asshole, cocksucker
pilus, pili, m, a hair, iota, an insignificant amount
comparo, comparare, comparavi, comparatum, to compare, match, procure, purchase, obtain, arrange
lectica, lecticae, f, litter, sedan ,palanquin, or a portable sofa or couch
malignus, maligna, malignum, malignate
parare, to prepare, provide
rectus, recta, rectum, proper, straight, right, ruled
frango, frangere, fregi, fractum, to break, shatter or to vanquish, defeat utterly
vetus, vetus, veteris, old, aged, ancient, long-standing, former, previous
collocare, to place, put, assign or settle, or assemble
decet, decere, decuit, it adorns, it is decent, suitable, seemly or proper
paulus, paula, paulum, little, small
paulum, minus, minime, little

妈的，先鸽一阵，要交毕业论文了。

XI. ad Furium et Aurelium
Furi et Aureli comites Catulli,
sive in extremos penetrabit Indos,
litus ut longe resonante Eoa
tunditur unda,
sive in Hyrcanos Arabesve molles,
seu Sagas sagittiferosve Parthos,
sive quae septemgeminus colorat
aequora Nilus,
sive trans altas gradietur Alpes,
Caesaris visens monimenta magni,
Gallicum Rhenum horribile aequor ulti-
mosque Britannos,
omnia haec, quaecumque feret voluntas
caelitum, temptare simul parati,
pauca nuntiate meae puellae
non bona dicta.
cum suis vivat valeatque moechis,
quos simul complexa tenet trecentos,
nullum amans vere, sed identidem omnium
ilia rumpens;
nec meum respectet, ut ante, amorem,
qui illius culpa cecidit velut prati
ultimi flos, praetereunte postquam
tactus aratro est.
penetrare, to enter, penetrate
extremus, -a, -um, situated at the end, edge, or tip, last in time, extreme in degree
resonare, to sound, reecho, call repeatedly, resound
tundo, tundere, tutudi, tunsum, to beat, strike, buffet, to bruise, to crush, pulp, bray, to assail
unda, -ae, f, wave, billow
Eous, of dawn, of the morning, the East, orient, eastern
mollis, mollis, molle, soft, delicate, pliant, flexible, supple, mild, tender, weak.
seu, or, (seu...seu...) either... or...
sagittifer, sagittifera, sagittiferum, arrow-bearing, Sagittarius
colorare, to color, tinge, imbue, to paint, dye
colorat, colorat, colorata, colored
aequor, aequoris, n, even surface, the sea
gradior, gradi, gressus sum, go advance, step, walk
altus, alta, altum, high, tall, deep, profound, deep-rooted
Alpes, Alpium, f
visens, visentis, looking at
monimentum, monimenti, n, monument
horribilis, horribilis, horribile, horrible, dreadful, fearful
quicumque, quaecumque, quodcumque, whoever, whatever, whosoever, whatsoever
voluntas, voluntatis, will, choice, desire, inclination, favor, affection, goal, object
caeles, caelitis, adj, celestial, heavenly
nuntiare, to announce, declare, report, narrate, command