Deceived by Venus | Whoever loves, let him come, let him come, let him come

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Venere deceptus

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG

Quisquis amat, veniat veniat veniat.
Veneri volo frangere costas
fustibus et lumbos
debilitare deae debilitare deae debilitare deae.

si valet illa mihi illa mihi illa mihi
tenerum pertundere pectus,
quidni ego possim illi
frangere fuste caput frangere fuste caput frangere fuste caput?

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, from Carmina Latin epigraphica 947 [author's text not yet checked 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), "Venere deceptus", from Cantica latina, no. 17 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Deceived by Venus", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

Deceived by Venus

Language: English after the Latin

Whoever loves, let him come, let him come, let him come.
I want to break Venus's ribs
with clubs, and in her loins
to cripple the goddess, cripple the goddess, cripple the goddess.

If power she has over me, she has over me, she has over me
to pierce my tender breast,
why shouldn't I be able
to break her head with a club, break her head with a club, break her head with a club?

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Based on:

a text in Latin by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , from Carmina Latin epigraphica 947
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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 76