C. Valerius Catullus, Carmen 100: To Marcus Caelius: The Competition
Catullus speaks to Caelius, one of two young men of Verona in love with a brother and sister of one family. Quintius, the other young man, and the brother and sister, Aufillenus and Aufillena, are named.
Tier 1
flōs Vērōnēnsum puerī, Caelius amat Aufillēnum et Quīntius amat Aufillēnam,
hic frātrem amat, ille sorōrem. hoc vērē est id quod vocant frāternitātem.
quem superesse volō? Caelī, tē: nam ego tē sōlum vīdī
cum īnsāna flamma amōris mē caperet.
sīs laetus, Caelī, sīs potēns in amōre.
Tier 2
flōs Vērōnēnsum iuvenum, Caelius et Quīntius dēpereunt Aufillēnum et Aufillēnam,
hic frātrem, ille sorōrem. hoc vērē est illud quod dīcitur dulce frāternum sodālicium.
cui potius faveam? Caelī, tibi: nam tum ūna amīcitia perspecta est ex igne nōbīs,
cum vēsāna flamma torrēret meās medullās.
sīs fēlīx, Caelī, sīs potēns in amōre.
Tier 3 - Carmen Ipsum
- Caelius Aufillēnum et Quīntius Aufillēnam
- flōs Vērōnēnsum dēpereunt iuvenum,
- hic frātrem, ille sorōrem. hoc est, quod dīcitur, illud
- frāternum vērē dulce sodālicium.
- cui faveam potius? Caelī, tibi: nam tua nōbīs
- perspecta est ignī tum ūnica amīcitia,
- cum vēsāna meās torrēret flamma medullās.
- sīs fēlīx, Caelī, sīs in amōre potēns.
Original draft written by Robert Amstutz
