your catullus suffers cornificius
hercules surely knows how he labors & he suffers
more & more in the passing days & hours
yet couldn’t you it wouldn’t take much the bare minimum
say something to console him
it's maddening so this is what my love comes to
say something please a few paltry words
miserable as tearful simonides
hercules surely knows how he labors & he suffers
more & more in the passing days & hours
yet couldn’t you it wouldn’t take much the bare minimum
say something to console him
it's maddening so this is what my love comes to
say something please a few paltry words
miserable as tearful simonides
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*Fun fact: In my above translation, the omission of punctuation & capitalization replicates the general appearance of manuscripts when Catullus lived. It also coincidentally, if not conveniently, complements my personal poetics.
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If you want more Catullus, read my rendition of his saucy 16 here.
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