Latin Catullus Poem 13

cenabis bene, mi Fabulle, apud me

You will dine well at my house , my Fabullus,

paucis, si tibi di favent, diebus,

within a few days, if the gods favour you,

si tecum attuleris bonam atque magnam

if you bring a good and substantial meal

cenam, non sine candida puella

with you, not without a pretty girl

et vino et sale et omnibus cachinnis.

and wine and wit and all kinds of laughter.

haec si, inquam, attuleris, venuste noster

If you bring these, I declare, my charming man,

cenabis bene; nam tui Catulli

you will dine well; for the money bag of

plenus sacculus est aranearum.

your Catullus is full of cobwebs.

sed contra accipies meros amores,

But in return, you will receive pure love

seu quid suavius elegantiusve est:

or whatever is more pleasant or elegant.

nam unguentum dabo, quod meae puellae

For I shall give you perfume which the goddesses of love

donarunt Veneres Cupidinesque,

and the gods of desire have given to my girlfriend

quod tu cum olfacies, deos rogabis,

and when you smell this, you will ask the gods,

totum ut te faciant, Fabulle, nasum.

Fabullus, to make you all nose.