Gaius Valerius Catullus, Carmen 61.134-143
The groom is advised to put his wild days behind him now that he is getting married, as the freedoms of a bachelor are no longer permitted to a husband.
Tier 1
o vir, dicent te non abstinere a tuis pueris delectis, sed abstine.
io Hymenaee Hymen, io Hymenaee Hymen.
sed ista eadem non licent viro cum nupta.
io Hymenaee Hymen, io Hymenaee Hymen.
Tier 2
unguentate marite, diceris te male abstinere a tuis glabris (pueris), sed abstine.
io Hymenaee Hymen io, io Hymenaee Hymen.
scimus sola haec quae cognita licent,
sed ista eadem non licent marito.
io Hymenaee Hymen io, io Hymenaee Hymen.
Tier 3 - Carmen Ipsum
- diceris male te a tuis
- unguentate glabris marite
- abstinere, sed abstine.
- io Hymen Hymenaee io,
- <io Hymen Hymenaee.>
- scimus haec tibi quae licent
- sola cognita, sed marito
- ista non eadem licent.
- io Hymen Hymenaee io,
- io Hymen Hymenaee.
Written by Robert Amstutz