by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)

Acmen Septimius suos amores
Language: Latin 
Acmen Septimius suos amores
tenens in gremio ‘mea’' inquit ‘Acme,
ni te perdite amo atque amare porro
omnes sum assidue paratus annos,
quantum qui pote plurimum perire,
solus in Libya Indiaque tosta
caesio veniam obvius leoni.’
Hoc ut dixit, Amor sinistra ut ante
dextra sternuit approbationem.
At Acme leviter caput reflectens
et dulcis pueri ebrios ocellos
illo purpureo ore suaviata,
‘sic’ inquit ‘mea vita Septimille,
huic uni domino usque serviamus,
ut multo mihi maior acriorque
ignis mollibus ardet in medullis.’
Hoc ut dixit, Amor sinistra ut ante
dextra sternuit approbationem.
Nunc ab auspicio bono profecti
mutuis animis amant amantur.
Unam Septimius misellus Acmen
mavult quam Syrias Britanniasque:
uno in Septimio fidelis Acme
facit delicias libidinisque.
Quis ullos homines beatiores
vidit, quis Venerem auspicatiorem?

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875) , "Akme und Septimius", subtitle: "Nach Catull." ; composed by Eduard Schön.

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