by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Si quicquam mutis gratum acceptumve...
Language: Latin
Si quicquam mutis gratum acceptumve sepulcris accidere a nostro, Calve, dolore potest, quo desiderio veteres renovamus amores atque olim missas flemus amicitias, certe non tanto mors immatura dolori est Quintiliae, quantum gaudet amore tuo
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Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title, appears in Carmina, no. 96 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945) , no title, appears in Knave of hearts, first published 1908? ; composed by David Tcimpidis.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , no title, first published 1889
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