Catullus 8

1. Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire,

2. et quod vides perisse perditum ducas.

3. fumarte quadam candidi tibi soles,

4. cum ventitabas quo puella ducebat

5. amata vobis quantum amabitur nulla.

6. ibi illa multa cum iocosa fiebant,

7. quae tu volebas nec puella nolebat,

8. fulsere vere candidi tibi soles.

Lovesick Catullus, stop playing the fool and consider that which you see to have died to be dead or destroyed. At one time, the suns shone bright for you when you were coming often to where the girl was leading. She having been loved by us, as much as no girl will be loved. There, when those many playful things were happening, which you were wanting, and the girl was not not wanting, truly, the suns shone bright for you.

9. nunciam illa non vult: tu quoque impotens noli,

10. nec quae fugit sectare, nec miser vive,

11. sed obstinata mente perfer, obdura.

12. vale puella, iam Catullus obdurat,

13. nec te requiret nec rogabit invitam.

14. at tu dolebis, cum rogaberis nulla.

Now, she no longer wants: you also powerless, do not want. Do not follow she who fleas. Don’t live lovesick, but endure with a stubborn mind, be strong. Goodbye girl, Catullus is strong now, he will neither scale you nor ask for you willingly, but you will grieve when you will be asked nothing.

15. scelesta, vae te, quae tibi manet vita?

16. quis nunc te adibit? cui videberis bella?

17. quem nunc amabis? cuius esse diceris?

18. quem basiabis? cui labella mordebis?

19. at tu, Catulle, destinatus obdura.

Wicked woman, alas, to you, what life remains for you? Now, who will approach you? To whom will you seem beautiful? Whom will you love now? Whose will you be said to be? Whom will you kiss? Whose little lips will you bite? but you, Catullus, endure stubbornly.

Alternative form of fulsere (syncopated)?

fulserunt —»

Subject of vetitabas?

Catullus

What figure of speech is represented by nec…nolebat?

litotes

What figure of speech is respresented by prefer, obdura?

asyndeton

What word does nunc (line 9) contrast with

quondam —» at one time

Two second person jussive subjunctives (we fear a liar)

desinas —» stop

ducas —» lead

Two relative pronouns and their antecedents

quae —» ducebat

quae —» volebas

Ablative of place where

quod —» which

Perfect passive participle

• amata —» having been loved

• peraitum —» was leading

Passive verbs

• amabitur —» will be loved

• rogaberis —» you will be asked

• videberis —» you will be seen

• diceris —» will you be said

Noun in the vocative

• Catulle

• puella

Noun adjective agreement

• Miser Catulle —» lovesick Catullus

• candidi soles —» suns shone bright

Commands

• (nec) spectare —» don’t look ate

• (nec) vive —» don’t live

• perfer —» endure

• obdura —» be stubborn

• vale —» be strong

Interrogative words

• quis (nom) —» who

• cui (dat) —» to whom

• quem (acc) —» who

• cuius (gen) —» whose

• quae (nom) —» what

Indirect object

tibi —» to/for you

Noun-adjective agreement

• obstinata mente —» strong mind

• scelesta puella —» wicked woman

• tu impotens —» you powerless

Conjugated verbs (not commands)

• ducas —» puella

• desinas —» Catullus

• vides —» soles

• fulsere

• ventitabas

• ducebat

• amata

• amabitur

• fiebant

• vocebas

• nolebat

• volt

• impotens

• fugit

• requiret

• rogabit

• manet

• adibit

• amabis

• diceris

• basiabis

• mordebis

Alliteration

perisse perditum

Litotes

nec…nolebat

Syncope

fulsere

Asyndeton

perfer // obdura

What does miser modify?

Catulle

What is the mood and use of desinas?

jussive subjunctive

What is the tense and voice of perisse?

perfect active

Translate quo

to where

What is the case and use of nobis?

ablative of agent

What part of speech is cum?

adverb

What word does candidi modify?

soles

What is the mood and voice of sectare?

imperative

What word does obstinate modify?

molle

What is case and reason of te?

accusative - direct object

What is the tense, mood, and voice of diceris?

future indicative passive

What is case and use of labella?

accusative - direct object