< The Poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus
Text & Translation
| Line | Latin Text | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O rem ridiculam, Cato, et iocosam | O what an absurd and funny thing, Cato, |
| 2 | Dignamque auribus et tuo cachinno. | worthy of your ears and laughs! |
| 3 | Ride, quidquid amas, Cato, Catullum: | Laugh as much as you love Catullus, Cato, |
| 4 | Res est ridicula et nimis iocosa. | this thing is just too funny and absurd. |
| 5 | Deprendi modo pupulum puellae | I just caught a little boy and a girl |
| 6 | Trusantem: hunc ego, si placet Dionae, | thrusting away: if it pleases Diona, |
| 7 | Pro telo rigida mea cecidi. | I attacked him, not with a spear, but with my hard-on. |
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