by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
... O Latonia, maximi magna progenies Jovis, quam mater prope Deliam deposivit olivam, montium domina ut fores silvarumque virentium saltuumque reconditorum amniumque sonantum. Dianae sumus in fide puellae et pueri integri: dianam pueri integri puellaeque canamus. ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Ronald A. Beckett , "To Diana", 2001, published 2008, stanzas 2-3,1 [ voice and piano ], from Three Latin Poems by Catullus, no. 3, Edition Arcady ; in Songs and Arias, Volume 1
Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2015-06-28
Line count: 24
Word count: 78