The Poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus/92

Text And Translation LineLatin TextEnglish Translation 1 Lesbia mi dicit semper male nec tacet umquam Lesbia is always verbally abusing me, and is never silent 2 de me: Lesbia me dispeream nisi amat. about me: may I perish if Lesbia does not love me. 3 quo signo? qui sunt totidem mea: deprecor illam By what sign? Because my matters are just the same: I criticise her 4 assidue, verum, dispeream nisi amo. constantly, even so, may I perish if I do not love her. Connotations of The Text Vocabulary Line 2 dispereo, -ire, -ii - be undone; perish nisi - unless Line 3 totidem - just as many; just the same; all the same deprecor, -ari, -atus sum - criticise; deprecate Line 4 assidue (adv.) - constantly; continually verum (adv.) - truly; even so; but; yet; still External Links Catullus 92 A Translation of Catullus 92 Catullus 92 Another Translation of Catullus 92