Gaius Valerius Catullus, Carmen 61.174-183
The attendants are urged to release the bride and bring her to her husband's bed, as the wedding night begins.
Tier 1
puer, mitte parvum brachium parvae puellae: iam puella adeat lectum viri sui.
io Hymenaee Hymen io, io Hymenaee Hymen.
vos bonae feminae, quae viros seniles habent, praeparate parvam puellam.
io Hymenaee Hymen io, io Hymenaee Hymen.
Tier 2
praetextate, mitte brachiolum puellulae teres: iam adeat cubile viri.
io Hymenaee Hymen io, io Hymenaee Hymen.
vos bonae feminae, bene cognitae senibus viris, collocate puellulam.
io Hymenaee Hymen io, io Hymenaee Hymen.
Tier 3 - Carmen Ipsum
- mitte brachiolum teres,
- praetextate, puellulae:
- iam cubile adeat viri.
- io Hymen Hymenaee io,
- io Hymen Hymenaee.
- <vos> bonae senibus viris
- cognitae bene feminae,
- collocate puellulam.
- io Hymen Hymenaee io,
- io Hymen Hymenaee.
Written by Robert Amstutz