Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG SPA
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[Nulli]1 se dicit mulier mea nubere malle
Quam mihi, non si se Iuppiter ipse petat.
Dicit: sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti
In vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.2
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Confirmed with S. G. Owen, ed., Catullus: with the Pervigilium Veneris, London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893, page 114.
1 Orff: "O mea Lesbia! Nulli"
2 Orff adds
Catullus et Caelius exeunt. Applaudunt senes dicentes:
Senes
Placet, placet, placet,
optime, optime, optime!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michael Linton , "Nulli se dicit mulier", first performed 2014 [ baritone and piano ], from Carmina Catulli, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "[V]. O mea Lesbia", 1940-43, published 1943 [ soli and orchestra ], from cantata Catulli Carmina, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jacques Reuland (b. 1918), "Carmen LXX", from Canzoniere, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019) ; composed by Dominick Argento.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Georges Lafaye (1854 - 1927) ; composed by Darius Milhaud.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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¡Oh Lesbia mía! Con ninguno, fuera de...
Language: Spanish (Español) after the Latin
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¡Oh Lesbia mía! Con ninguno, fuera de mí, dice mi amada
que se uniría, así se lo pidiera el mismo Júpiter.
Eso dice, pero lo que una mujer dice a su amante
hay que escribirlo en el viento y en el agua rápida.1
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• C. Orff About the headline (FAQ)
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Note: this is a translation of Orff's version.
1 Translation of the rest of Orff's text:
Salen Catulo y Celio. Los viejos aplauden y dicen:
Los viejos
¡Bien, bien, bien,
excelente, excelente, excelente!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Latin to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2015 by Saúl Botero Restrepo, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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