Odi et amo. Quare id faciam
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG SPA
Odi et amo. Quare id faciam,
fortasse requiris?
Nescio, sed fieri
sentio et excrucior.
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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 Ronald A. Beckett , "I hate and I love", 2001, published 2008 [ voice and piano ], from Three Latin Poems by Catullus, no. 1, Edition Arcady ; in Songs and Arias, Volume 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carson P. Cooman , "Odi et amo", op. 120 no. 2 (1999), from Two Catullus Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Linton , "Odi et amo", first performed 2014 [ baritone and piano ], from Carmina Catulli, no. 17 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "[ACTUS 1. I]. Odi et amo", 1940-43, published 1943 [ chorus and orchestra ], from cantata Catulli Carmina, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "[ACTUS III. VIII]. Odi et amo", 1940-43, published 1943, from cantata Catulli Carmina, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
Other 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
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 14
I hate and I love. Why should that be
Language: English  after the Latin
I hate and I love. Why should that be,
you may ask?
I don't know, but I feel it happening
and it torments me.
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Translations of titles:
"I hate and I love" = "I hate and I love"
"Odi et amo" = "I hate and I love"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 24