by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
[V]. O mea Lesbia See original
Language: Latin
Our translations: SPA
O mea Lesbia! Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle Quam mihi, non si Iuppiter ipse petat. Dicit: sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti In vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua. Catullus et Caelio exeunt. Appaudunt senes dicentes: Senes Placet, placet, placet, optime, optime, optime!
Composition:
- Set to music by Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "[V]. O mea Lesbia", 1940-43, published 1943 [ soli and orchestra ], from cantata Catulli Carmina, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title, appears in Carmina, no. 70
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 31