Gaius Valerius Catullus Sad Poems
- 1. Lesbia-s Sparrow
All you Loves and Cupids cry
and all you men of feeling
my girlâ??s sparrow is dead,
my girlâ??s beloved sparrow.
... - 2. By Ways Remote And Distant Waters Sped
By ways remote and distant waters sped,
Brother, to thy sad grave-side am I come,
That I may give the last gifts to the dead,
And vainly parley with thine ashes dumb:
... - 3. No. 101 (on His Brother's Death)
By ways remote and distant waters sped,
Brother, to thy sad grave-side am I come,
That I may give the last gifts to the dead,
And vainly parley with thine ashes dumb:
... - 4. Tears For Lesbia-s Sparrow
Sparrow, my sweet girlâ??s delight,
whom she plays with, holds to her breast,
whom, greedy, she gives her little finger to,
often provoking you to a sharp bite,
... - 5. On The Burial Of His Brother
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... - 6. Advice: To Himself
Sad Catullus, stop playing the fool,
and let what you know leads you to ruin, end.
Once, bright days shone for you,
when you came often drawn to the girl
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