by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Translation © by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019)
Iucundum, mea vita, mihi proponis amorem
Language: Latin
Our translations: SPA
Iucundum, mea vita, mihi proponis amorem hunc nostrum inter nos perpetuumque fore.1 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.1
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Orff interpolates here the Italian words: "Dormi, dormi, dormi ancora"
Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title, appears in Carmina, no. 109
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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
Language: English after the Latin
You promise me, my dearest life, that this our love [ ... ]
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Composition:
- Set to music by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019), no title, 1981 [ mixed chorus and percussion ], from I Hate and I Love (Odi et Amo), no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title, appears in Carmina, no. 109
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 54