by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Dianae sumus in fide
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Dianae sumus in fide puellae et pueri integri: dianam pueri integri puellaeque canamus. O Latonia, maximi magna progenies Jovis, quam mater prope Deliam deposivit olivam, montium domina ut fores silvarumque virentium saltuumque reconditorum amniumque sonantum. Tu Lucina dolentibus Juno dicta puerperis, tu potens Trivia et notho es dicta lumine Luna. Tu cursu, dea, menstruo metiens iter annuum, rustica agricolae bonis tecta frugibus exples. Sis quocunque tibi placet sancta nomine, Romulique, antique ut solita es, bona sospites ope gentem.
R. Beckett sets stanzas 2-3, 1
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Francis P. Simpson, ed., Selected Poems of Catullus, London: MacMillan and Co., 1879, Pages 13-14.
Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- 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 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Michael Linton , "Dianae sumus in fide", first performed 2014 [ baritone and piano ], from Carmina Catulli, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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