possibly by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE) and possibly by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 BCE)
Ego haec, ego arte fabricata rustica
Language: Latin
Ego haec, ego arte fabricata rustica, ego arida, o viator, ecce populus agellulum hunc, sinistra et ante quem vides, erique villulam hortulumque pauperis tuor malaque furis arceo manu. Mihi corolla picta vere ponitur, mihi rubens arista sole fervido, mihi virente dulcis uva pampino, mihi caduca oliva, cocta frigore. Meis capella delicata pascuis in urbem adulta lacte portat unbera, meisque pinguis agnus ex ovilibus gravem domum remittit aere dexteram, teneraque matre mugiente vaccula deum profundit ante templa sanguinem. Proin, viator, hunc deum vereberis manumque sursum habebis. Hoc tibi expedit, parata namque crux stat ecce mentula. "Velim pol" inquis? At pol ecce vilicus venit, valente cui revulsa bracchio fit ista mentula apta clava dexterae.
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Text Authorship:
- possibly by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- possibly by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 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 Carson P. Cooman , "Ego haec", op. 201 no. 2 (2000), from Two Vergil Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Richard Francis Burton) , "Priapus"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2025-03-30
Line count: 21
Word count: 112