Baucis and Philemon - Lines 64-76 - "Philemon asks that he and Baucis may die at the same time"

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“esse sacerdotes delubraque vestra tueri poscimus, et quoniam concordes egimus annos, auferat hora duos eadem, nce coniguis umquam busta meae videm neu sim tumulandus ab illa.”

“We ask to be priests and to guard your shrine, and since we have spent the years in harmony, may the same hour take away the two of us, and neither may I ever see the grave of my wife, nor may I have to be buried by her.”

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vota fides sequitur; templi tutela fuere, donec vita data est.

Fulfilment followed the prayers; they were the guardian of the temple, as long as life was given to them.

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annis aevoque soluti ante gradus sacros cum starent forte locique narrarent casus,

When, weakened by their years and time, they were standing by chance in front of the sacred steps of the temple and were relating the events of the place,

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frondere Philemona Baucis, Baucida conspexit senior frondere Philemon.

Baucis noticed Philemon growing leaves, and the aged Philemon noticed Baucis growing leaves.

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iamque super geminos crescente cacumine vultus mutua, dum licuit, reddebant dicta “vale” que “o coniunx” dixere simul, simul abdita texit ora frutex.

And now, as a treetop grew over their two faces, they exchanged words with each other, while they could, and at the same time said, “Farewell o husband, farewell, wife”, and at the same time a shrub hid and covered their faces.