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Catullus 13

One of my favorite poems of all time

Below you will read the accepted english translation of Catullus 13, which was originally in ancient Latin.


Source of the translation.
“You’ll dine well at my house, Fabullus In a few days, if the gods favor you, and If you bring a fine, large meal with you. And don’t forget: a bright-eyed girl, Wine, salt, and every kind of cheer. If you bring these things I ask, fine friend, You will dine well: for your Catullus’ wallet Is full of nothing but spider webs. In exchange, you’ll get unmixed love, Or something even sweeter and more elegant: I will give you a perfume which Venuses and Cupids gave to my girl. The kind of thing that when you smell it, Fabullus, You’ll beg the gods to make you all nose.”

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