C. Valerius Catullus, Carmen 66.89–94
In the closing lines the lock speaks to Berenice once more, as a queen who looks up at the stars. Two more constellations appear: Aquarius and Orion.
Tier 1
tū, uxor rēgis, stellās spectās. Venerem deam ōrās. lūmina laeta habēs.
nōlī mē sine aquā dulcī esse sinere. sed multa mūnera mihi dā.
stellae cadant! ego fīam coma rēgia. Ōrīōn prope Hydrochoon ardeat.
Tier 2
tū vērō, rēgīna, sīdera tuēris. Venerem dīvam fēstīs lūminibus plācābis.
mē unguinis expertem tuam esse nōn sinis. largīs mē mūneribus affice.
sīdera corruant! fīam rēgia coma. proximus Hydrochoī fulgeat Ōariōn.
Tier 3
tū vērō, rēgīna, sīdera tuēns, cum plācābis dīvam Venerem fēstīs lūminibus,
nōn sīrīs mē esse expertem tuam unguinis, sed potius largīs affice mūneribus.
sīdera corruerint utinam! coma rēgia fīam, proximus Hydrochoī fulgeret Ōariōn!
Tier 4 - Carmen Ipsum
- tū vērō, rēgīna, tuēns cum sīdera dīvam
- plācābis fēstīs lūminibus Venerem,
- unguinis expertem nōn sīrīs esse tuam mē,
- sed potius largīs affice mūneribus.
- sīdera corruerint utinam! coma rēgia fīam,
- proximus Hydrochoī fulgeret Ōariōn!
Original draft written by Robert Amstutz
