Baucis and Philemon lines 50-76

parent ambo baculisque levati

Both parents, lifted up by their walking sticks

nituntur longo vestigia ponere clivo

struggle to place their steps on the long slope

tantum aberant summo, quantum semel ire sagitta

They were only as far from the top as an arrow can go

missa potest; flexere oculos et mersa palude

once it has been shot; they turned their eyes and, with the marsh submerged

cetera prospiciunt, tantum sua tecta manere

they look out at the rest and see that only their own roof still remains

dumque ea mirantur, dum deflent fata suorum

And while they marvel at this, while they weep over the fate of their people

illa vetus dominis etiam casa parva duobus

that old little house, still belonging to the two owners

vertitur in templum; furcas subiere columnae

is turned into a temple; columns take the place of the forked props

stramina flavescunt aurataque tecta videntur

the thatch grows golden and the roofs seem gilded

caelataeque fores adoperatque marmore tellus

and the carved doors and the ground covered with marble appear

talia tum placido Saturnius edidit ore

Then the son of Saturn spoke such words with calm mouth

dicite, iuste senex et femina coniuge iusto

Say, just old man and woman with a just husband

digna, quid optetis

worthy pair, what you desire

cum Baucide pauca locutus

After Philemon had spoken a few words with Baucis

iudicium superis aperit commune Philemon

Philemon reveals their shared decision to the gods

esse sacerdotes delubraque vestra tueri

To be priests and to guard your shrines

poscimus, et quoniam concordes egimus annos

we ask, and since we have passed our years in harmony

auferat hora duos eadem, nec coniugis umquam

let the same hour take us both away, and may I never

busta mea videam neu sim tumulandus ab illa

see the tomb of my spouse, nor have to be buried by her

vota fides sequitur; templi tutela fuere

Faith follows their prayers; they were the guardians of the temple

donec vita data est. annis aevoque soluti

as long as life was granted. Freed from years and age

ante gradus sacros cum starent forte locique

as they happened to be standing before the sacred steps

narrarent casus, frondere Philemona Baucis

and were telling of the events of the place, Baucis saw Philemon growing leafy

Baucida conspexit senior frondere Philemon

and the older Philemon saw Baucis growing leafy

iamque super geminos crescente cacumine vultus

And now, as the twin tops were rising above their faces

mutua, dum licuit, reddebant dicta vale que

they exchanged, while they could, mutual words and said farewell and

o coniunx dixere simul, simul abdita texit

O spouse, they said at the same time, as at the same time the covering foliage hid

ora frutex

their faces with branches