Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Now with boon omens wafted on their way,
  2. In mutual fondness, love and loved are they.
  3. Love-sick Septumius holds one Acmé's love,
  4. Of Syrias or either Britains high above,
  5. Acmé to one Septumius full of faith
  6. Her love and love-liesse surrendereth.
  7. Who e'er saw mortals happier than these two?
  8. Who e'er a better omened Venus knew?
  1. Now Spring his cooly mildness brings us back,
  2. Now th' equinoctial heaven's rage and wrack
  3. Hushes at hest of Zephyr's bonny breeze.
  4. Far left (Catullus!) be the Phrygian leas
  5. And summery Nicaea's fertile downs:
  6. Fly we to Asia's fame-illumined towns.
  7. Now lust my fluttering thoughts for wayfare long,