by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)

[ACTUS II. VI]. Iucundum, mea vita
 (Sung text for setting by C. Orff)
 See original
Language: Latin 
Our translations:  SPA
Iucundum, mea vita, mihi proponis amorem
  hunc nostrum inter nos perpetuumque fore.
Dormi, dormi, dormi ancora
di magni, facite ut vere promittere possit,
  atque id sincere dicat et ex animo,
ut liceat nobis tota perducere vita
  aeternum hoc sanctae foedus amicitiae.
Dormi, dormi, dormi ancora

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "[ACTUS II. VI]. Iucundum, mea vita", 1940-43, published 1943, from cantata Catulli Carmina, no. 7

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , no title, first published 1889
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Saúl Botero Restrepo

This text was added to the website: 2015-10-07
Line count: 6
Word count: 39