Catulli "Cui dono" (Carmina, I) of Catullus|to whom|I give|| Catullus "To Whom Should I Give" (Poems, I)

Cui dono lepidum novum libellum arida modo pumice expolitum? to whom|I give|charming|new|little book|just|recently|with pumice stone|polished To whom should I give this charming new little book, just polished with dry pumice? Corneli, tibi: namque tu solebas meas esse aliquid putare nugas iam tum, cum ausus es unus Italorum omne aevum tribus explicare cartis doctis, Iuppiter, et laboriosis. to Cornelius|to you|for|you|you were accustomed|my|to be|something|to think|trifles|already|then|when|you dared|you are|one|of the Italians|whole|age|three|to explain|on scrolls|learned|Jupiter|and|laborious Cornelius, für Sie verwenden, um meine Spielsachen jetzt und dann zu halten, wenn man allein die ganze Geschichte der drei Rollen von Jupiter gelernt, und. To you, Cornelius: for you used to think my trifles were something even then, when you dared to explain the whole age in three learned scrolls, Jupiter, and with great effort. quare habe tibi quidquid hoc libelli qualecumque; quod, o patrona virgo, plus uno maneat perenne saeclo. therefore|have|for you|whatever|this|little book|of whatever kind|which|oh|patron|maiden|more|one|may it remain|everlasting|age Therefore, take for yourself whatever this little book is, of whatever kind; which, oh patron maiden, may it last longer than one generation.