C. Valerius Catullus, Carmen 102: To Cornelius: Your Secret
A short poem addressed to a friend named Cornelius, about keeping a confidence. It names Harpocrates, the Egyptian god Horus as a child, shown with a finger to his lips.
Tier 1
sī tū sēcrētum habēs, potes mihi dīcere.
Tier 2
sī amīcus fīdus committit [ali]quid tacitō virō, cuius fidēs animī bene nōta sit,
tū inveniēs mē inter illōs quī sēcrētum teneant, Cornēlī, et putā mē esse novum Harpocratem.
Tier 3
sī quicquam commissum est tacitō [virō] ab amīcō fīdō, [tacitō virō] cuius fidēs animī penitus nōta sit,
inveniēs mē quoque sacrātum iūre illōrum, Cornēlī, et putā mē factum esse Harpocratem.
Tier 4 - Carmen Ipsum
- sī quicquam tacitō commissum est fīdō ab amīcō,
- cuius sit penitus nōta fidēs animī,
- mēque esse inveniēs illōrum iūre sacrātum,
- Cornēlī, et factum mē esse putā Arpocratem.
Original draft written by Robert Amstutz
