#catullus 2

[zmaragdos]

passer deliciae meae puellae

quicum ludere quem in sinu tenere

cui primum digitum dare appetenti

et acris solet incitare morsus

cum desiderio meo nitenti

carum nescioquid lubet iocari

ut solaciolum sui doloris

credo ut tum gravis acquiescat ardor

tecum ludere sicut ipsa possem

et tristis animi levare curas

—Catullus, poem II

[romantic-suggestions]

you’re as sweet and chirpy as a little sparrow, my love

[domina-suggestions]

Keep a strangely phallic pet

[legendofcutiepies]

Latin scholars: Catullus was one of the greatest Roman poets

Catullus: the sparrow is my dick

[medusasstory]

[diaryofcatullus]

You called your penis a sparrow and now it is an iphone? Get over yourself, scrub. #GallusDidElegyBetter

You must be new here. Welcome to my virtual diary!

If you had read my earlier posts, kind sir or madam, you would have seen that I do not go for innuendos, nor do I attempt to hide my opinions of anyone or anything. To suggest that I used such a euphemism merely shows your lack of knowledge of my writing. When I say iPhone, I mean iPhone. And if you actually bothered to read my poetry, you’d see I have never written about sparrows.

Oh, and you must be joking. Gallus couldn’t tell a good poem if it waltzed right up to him wearing a sombrero.

But thank you for (at least somewhat) reading my poetry!

Catullus

[evamayha]

Catullus 2

I remembered an old favorite latin poem today:

Passer, deliciae meae puellae, quicum ludere, quem in sinu tenere, cui primum digitum dare appetenti et acris solet incitare morsus, cum desiderio meo nitenti carum nescio quid lubet iocari et solaciolum sui doloris, credo ut tum gravis acquiescat ardor: tecum ludere sicut ipsa possem et tristis animi levare curas!

translation

This is by Gaius Valerius Catullus (ca. 84 BC – ca. 54 BC). It's a poem about his lover Lesbia. He complains about how much she plays and pays attention to her new friend the passer, sparrow. I remember my latin teacher telling the class that the sparrow was refering to one of her lovers.... xD