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by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)

[V]. O mea Lesbia
 (Sung text for setting by C. Orff)
 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

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