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| IAM uer egelidos refert tepores, | 1 | Now spring brings back balmy warmth, |
| iam caeli furor aequinoctialis | 2 | now the sweet gales of Zephyr are hushing |
| iucundis Zephyri silescit aureis. | 3 | the rage of the equinoctal sky. |
| linquantur Phrygii, Catulle, campi | 4 | Deserted be fhe Phrygian plains, Catullus, |
| Nicaeaeque ager uber aestuosae: | 5 | and the rich land of burning Nicaea: |
| ad claras Asiae uolemus urbes. | 6 | away let us fly to the renowned cities of Asia. |
| iam mens praetrepidans auet uagari, | 7 | Now my sould flutters in antIcipation and yearns to stray; |
| iam laeti studio pedes uigescunt. | 8 | now my eager feet rejoice and grow strong. |
| o dulces comitum ualete coetus, | 9 | Farewell, dear bands of fellow travellers, |
| longe quos simul a domo profectos | 10 | who started together from your far-away home, |
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diuersae uarie uiae reportant. |
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and whom divided ways through changing scenes are bringing back again. |