Poems of Catullus
Here are some Latin poems written by Catullus, along with my translations of them into English.
| Carmen 3 | A passerine passes. (Or bye-bye birdie.) |
| Carmen 5 | Love, mortality, kisses, jealousy, and maybe an abacus. |
| Carmen 7 | More kisses, by Jove. |
| Carmen 13 | A dinner invitation scent. |
| Carmen 15 | A strange dish of fish & veggies. Explicit. |
| Carmen 16 | Dissing the reviewers. Explicit. |
| Carmen 27 | Brandy, you’re a fine girl. |
| Carmen 33 | Partners in crime and a missing bath towel? Explicit. |
| Carmen 85 | Frame they fearful symmetry. |
My goals are fidelity and natural English idiom, which are goals in tension, and that makes translation fun and challenging.