Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Catllus 1.1, 1.2a, 1.3, 1.5

1.1 Ad Cornelium
solebas: 2nd person singular imperfect active indicative of soleo "to be accustomed to"
esse: present active infinitive of sum "to be"
putare: present active infinitive of puto "to think"
iam: 1st person singular future active indicative of eo "to go"
explicare: present active infinitive of explico "to unfold"
habe: 2nd person singular present active imperative of habeo "to have"
maneat: 3rd person singular present active subjunctive of maneo "to remain"
Scansion of 1.1:
Whom do I give this delightful little book recently polished with a pumice stone? Cornelius: to you, because you are to go along with any of my trash. Now then, when you unfolded all of time in three sheets... learned by Jupiter, and painstaking! By these means you should have whatever is in this little book- while at any time, oh virgin protector, it will remain continual for much time.

Catullus 1.2a: Fletus Passeris Lesbiae
Sparrow, my favorite child, with who to play, who will be held on the bosom, who is in the habit of giving her best finger to be arousing sharp bites, when it pleases with shining with my favorites and joking to not know his pain's consolation,

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