Translation:Catullus 85

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Catullus 85
by Catullus, translated from Latin by Wikisource

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One of Catullus' more famous pieces. Its poignant brevity and terseness underscore the forcefulness of Catullus' intimate declaration. It is one of a series of poems in which Catullus attempts to reconcile his conflicting feelings for his mistress Lesbia. Elegiac couplet.

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Literal English Translation	Original Latin	Line
I hate and I love. Why I do this, perhaps you ask. I do not know, but I feel it being done and I am tormented.	Ōdī et amō. Quārē id faciam, fortasse requīris. Nesciŏ, sed fierī sentiō et excrucior.	85.1 85.2

v t e AP Latin Syllabus
Virgil	Aeneid Book 1 (lines 1–578) Book 2 (lines 1–56, 199–297, 469–620, 735–804) Book 4 (lines 1–448, 642–705) Book 6 (lines 1–211, 295–332, 384–425, 450–476, 847–901) Book 10 (lines 420–509) Book 12 (lines 791–842, 887–952)
Catullus	1 2 3 4 5 (6) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14a 16 (21) 22 30 31 (34) 35 36 39 40 43 44 45 46 49 50 51 52 53 56 58 60 62 64 65 68 69 70 72 73 75 76 77 79 81 83 84 85 86 87 92 93 94 96 101 107 109 116
Cicero	Pro Archia Poeta De Amicitia 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 100 101 102 103 104 Pro Caelio
Ovid	Daphne and Apollo Pyramus and Thisbe Daedalus and Icarus Baucis and Philemon Pygmalion Amores 1.1 (1.2) 1.3 (1.4) (1.5) (1.6) (1.7) 1.9 1.11 1.12 (1.14) (1.15) 3.15
Caesar	Gallic War 1.1–7 4.24–36 5.24–48 6.13–20