by Valerius Aedituus (flourished 2nd cent. BCE)
Dicere cum conor curam tibi, Pamphila,...
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Dicere cum conor curam tibi, Pamphila, cordis,
quid mi abs te quaeram, verba labris abeunt,
per pectus manat subito subido mihi sudor:
sic tacitus, subidus, dum pudeo, pereo.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Willy Morel, Ed., Fragmenta poetarum latinorum epicorum et lyricorum praeter Ennium et Lucilium, Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1927, Page 42.
Text Authorship:
- by Valerius Aedituus (flourished 2nd cent. 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 Jan Novák (1921 - 1984), "Dicere cum conor", from Cantica latina, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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