Gaius Valerius Catullus, 80 "To Gellius: Your Lips..."

Gellius’ lips are probably the result of certain activities.

 

Tier 1

quid dicam, Gelli, explicare tua labra rosa nunc esse candidiora nive,

 

et cum tu exis domo mane et cum octava hora excitat te post brevem somnum in aestate?

 

certe est aliquid: an fama vere dicit te bibere ex pene?

 

sic certe est: ruptum membrum Victoris clamat, et labra tua notata sunt semine viri.

 

Written by Robert Amstutz

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