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PELIACO quondam prognatae uertice pinus
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PINE-TREES of old, born on the top of Pelion,
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dicuntur liquidas Neptuni nasse per undas
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are said to have swum through the clear waters of
Neptune
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Phasidos ad fluctus et fines Aeetaeos,
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to the waves of Phasis and the realms of Aeetes,
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cum lecti iuuenes, Argiuae robora pubis,
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when the chosen youths, the flower of Argive strength,
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auratam optantes Colchis auertere pellem
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desiring to bear away from the Colchians the golden
fleece,
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ausi sunt uada salsa cita decurrere puppi,
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dared to course over the salt seas with swift ship,
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caerula uerrentes abiegnis aequora palmis.
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sweeping the blue expse with fir-wood blades;
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diua quibus retinens in summis urbibus arces
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for whom the goddess who holds the fortresses of
city-tops
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ipsa leui fecit uolitantem flamine currum,
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made with her own hands the car flitting with light
breeze,
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pinea coniungens inflexae texta carinae.
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and bound the piny structure of the bowed keel.
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illa rudem cursu prima imbuit Amphitriten;
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That ship first hanselled with voyage Amphitrite
untried before.
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quae simul ac rostro uentosum proscidit aequor
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So when she ploughed with her beak the windy expanse,
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tortaque remigio spumis incanuit unda,
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and the wave churned by the oars grew white with
foam-flakes,
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emersere freti candenti e gurgite uultus
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forth looked from the foaming surge of the sea
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aequoreae monstrum Nereides admirantes.
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the Nereids of the deep wondering at the strange
thing.
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illa, atque alia, uiderunt luce marinas
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On that day, if on any other, mortals saw
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mortales oculis nudato corpore Nymphas
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with their eyes the sea Nymphs standing forth
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nutricum tenus exstantes e gurgite cano.
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from the hoary tide, with bodies naked as far as
the paps.
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tum Thetidis Peleus incensus fertur amore,
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Then is Peleus said to have caught fire with love
of Thetis,
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tum Thetis humanos non despexit hymenaeos,
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then did Thetis not disdain mortal espousals,
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tum Thetidi pater ipse iugandum Pelea sensit.
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then did the Father himself know that Peleus must
be joined to Thetis.
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nimis optato saeclorum tempore nati
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O ye, in happiest time of ages born,
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heroes, saluete, deum genus! o bona matrum
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hail, heroes, sprung from gods! hail, kindly offspring
of your mothers, hail
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progenies, saluete iter<um, salvete bonarum>
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of your <good> mothers, hail <again>
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uos ego saepe, meo uos carmine compellabo.
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You often in my song, you will I address.
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teque adeo eximie taedis felicibus aucte,
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And specially thee, greatly blessed by fortunate
marriage torches,
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Thessaliae columen Peleu, cui Iuppiter ipse,
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mainstay of Tbessaly, Peleus, to whom Jupiter himself,
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ipse suos diuum genitor concessit amores;
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the king of the gods himself granted his own love.
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tene Thetis tenuit pulcerrima Nereine?
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Thee did fairest Thetis clasp, daughter of Nereus?
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tene suam Tethys concessit ducere neptem,
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to thee did Tethys grant to wed her granddaughter,
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Oceanusque, mari totum qui amplectitur orbem?
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and Oceanus, who circles all the world with sea?
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quae simul optatae finito tempore luces
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Now when that longed-for day in time fulfilled
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aduenere, domum conuentu tota frequentat
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had come for them, all Thessaly in full assembly
crowds the house,
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Thessalia, oppletur laetanti regia coetu:
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the palace is thronged with a joyful company.
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dona ferunt prae se, declarant gaudia uultu.
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They bring gifts in their hands, they display joy
in their looks.
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deseritur Cieros, linquunt Pthiotica Tempe
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Cieros is deserted; they leave Phthiotic Tempe
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Crannonisque domos ac moenia Larisaea,
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and the houses of Crannon and the walls of Larissa;
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Pharsalum coeunt, Pharsalia tecta frequentant.
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at Pharsalus they meet, and flock to the houses of
Pharsalus.
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rura colit nemo, mollescunt colla iuuencis,
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None now tills the lands; the necks of the steers
grow soft;
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non humilis curuis purgatur uinea rastris,
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no more is the ground of the vineyard cleared with
curved rakes;
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non glebam prono conuellit uomere taurus,
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no more does the pruners' hook thin the shade of
the tree;
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non falx attenuat frondatorum arboris umbram,
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no more does the ox tear up the soil with downward
share;
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squalida desertis rubigo infertur aratris.
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rough rust creeps over the deserted ploughs.
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ipsius at sedes, quacumque opulenta recessit
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But Peleus' own abodes, so far as inward stretched
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regia, fulgenti splendent auro atque argento.
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the wealthy palace, with glittering gold and silver
shine.
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candet ebur soliis, collucent pocula mensae,
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White gleams the ivory of the thrones, bright are
the cups on the table;
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tota domus gaudet regali splendida gaza.
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the whole house is gay and gorgeous with royal treasure.
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puluinar uero diuae geniale locatur
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But see, the royal marriage bed is being set for
the goddess
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sedibus in mediis, Indo quod dente politum
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in the midst of the palace, smoothly fashioned of
Indian tusk,
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tincta tegit roseo conchyli purpura fuco.
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covered with purple tinged with the rosy stain of
the shell.
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haec uestis priscis hominum uariata figuris
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This coverlet, broidered with shapes of ancient men,
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heroum mira uirtutes indicat arte.
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with wondrous art sets forth the worthy deeds of
heroes.
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namque fluentisono prospectans litore Diae,
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For there, looking forth from the wavesounding shore
of Dia,
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Thesea cedentem celeri cum classe tuetur
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Ariadna sees Theseus, as he sails away with swift
fleet,
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indomitos in corde gerens Ariadna furores,
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Ariadna bearing wild madness in her heart.
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necdum etiam sese quae uisit uisere credit,
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Not yet can she believe she beholds what yet she
does behold;
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utpote fallaci quae tum primum excita somno
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since now, now first wakened from treacherous sleep
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desertam in sola miseram se cernat harena.
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she sees herself, poor wretch, deserted on the lonely
sand.
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immemor at iuuenis fugiens pellit uada remis,
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Meanwhile the youth flies and strikes the waters
with his oars,
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irrita uentosae linquens promissa procellae.
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leaving unfulfilled his empty pledges to the gusty
storm.
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quem procul ex alga maestis Minois ocellis,
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At whom afar from the weedy beach with streaming
eyes the daughter of Minos,
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saxea ut effigies bacchantis, prospicit, eheu,
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like a marble figure of a bacchanal, looks forth,
alas!
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prospicit et magnis curarum fluctuat undis,
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looks forth tempest-tost with great tides of passion.
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non flauo retinens subtilem uertice mitram,
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Nor does she still keep the delicate headband on
her golden head,
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non contecta leui uelatum pectus amictu,
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nor has her breast veiled by the covering of her
light raiment,
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non tereti strophio lactentis uincta papillas,
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nor her milk-white bosom bound with the smooth girdle;
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omnia quae toto delapsa e corpore passim
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all these, as they slipt off around her whole body,
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ipsius ante pedes fluctus salis alludebant.
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before her very feet the salt waves lapped.
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sed neque tum mitrae neque tum fluitantis amictus
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She for her headgear then, she for her floating raiment
then,
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illa uicem curans toto ex te pectore, Theseu,
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cared not, but on thee, Theseus, with all her thoughts,
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toto animo, tota pendebat perdita mente.
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with all her soul, with all her mind (lost, ah lost!)
was hanging,
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