Monday, March 22, 2010

Catullus 77, parsed and translated

Rufus, who I trusted in vain as a friend (in vain? on the contrary with a high and evil price), so this is the way you creep to me, and scorching my insides and you snatched away all our good from miserable me? Oh, alas, your cruel poison snatched away our livelihood, oh alas plague of our friendship.

frustra: 2nd person singular present active imperative of frustro "to disappoint"
credite: 2nd person plural present active imperative of credo "to trust"
subrepsti: 2nd person singular perfect active indicative of surrpeo "to creep"
eripuisti: 2nd person singular perfect active indicative of eripio "to snatch away"

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