Catullus 32
by Catullus, translated from Latin by Wikisource

Hendecasyllabic.

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Literal English Translation Original Latin Line

I beg you, my sweet, my Ipsitilla,
my darling, my sophisticated beauty,
summon me to a midday assignation;
and, if you're willing, do me one big favor:
don't let anyone lock the door,
and don't decide to go out,
but stay at home and get ready
for our nine successive copulations.
Honestly, if you want it, give the order:
I've eaten, and I'm sated, supinated!
I'm poking through my cloak and tunic.

Amabo, mea dulcis Ipsitilla,
meae deliciae, mei lepores,
iube ad te veniam meridiatum.
et si iusseris, illud adiuvato,
ne quis liminis obseret tabellam,
neu tibi lubeat foras abire,
sed domi maneas paresque nobis
novem continuas fututiones.
verum si quid ages, statim iubeto:
nam pransus iaceo et satur supinus
pertundo tunicamque palliumque.

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