7. Ovid 1-20, FINAL |final 7. Ovid 1-20, FINAL 7. Ovídio 1-20, FINAL

1   quaerenda est oculis apta puella tuis. to be sought||eyes|suitable||your 1 The girl suitable for your eyes must be sought.

2   scit bene venator, cervis ubi retia tendat; knows|well|hunter|deer|where|nets|he stretches 2 The hunter knows well where to set his nets for deer;

3   scit bene, qua frendens valle moretur aper. knows|||grumbling|valley|lingers|wild boar 3 He knows well where the snarling boar lingers in the valley.

4   aucupibus noti frutices; qui sustinet hamos, for the birdcatchers|known|bushes||holds|hooks The bushes known to bird-catchers; who supports the hooks,

5   novit quae multo pisce natentur aquae. he knows|which|by much|fish|swim|waters Knows what fish swim in the deep waters.

6   tu quoque, materiam longo qui quaeris amori, |also|matter|long|who|you seek|for love You also, who seek material for long love affairs,

7   ante frequens quo sit disce puella loco. before|frequent|where|be|learn||place 7 Learn in advance in what place the girl often is.

8   non ego quaerentem vento dare vela iubebo, not|I|seeking|wind|to give|sails|I will command 8 I will not command you to set sail seeking the wind,

9   nec tibi, ut invenias, longa terenda via est. nor|to you|to|you may find|long|to be spent|way| 9 nor is a long road to be worn out by you in order to find her.

10 Andromedan Perseus nigris portarit ab Indis, Andromedan|Perseus|black|he carried|by|the Indians 10 Perseus of Andromeda will bring black women from India,

11 raptaque sit Phrygio Graia puella viro; and having been seized|be|Phrygian|Greek||man 11 and the Greek girl will be snatched by the Phrygian man;

12 tot tibi tamque dabit formosas Roma puellas, so many|to you|and|will give|beautiful|| 12 Rome will give you so many beautiful girls,

13 'haec habet' ut dicas 'quicquid in orbe fuit.' this|has|that|you say|whatever||the world|was 13 'This has,' so you might say, 'whatever has existed in the world.' 14 Gargara quot segetes, quot habet Methymna racemos, ||crops|how many|has|Methymna|clusters 14 As many grain fields as Gargara has, as many vine bunches as Methymna has,

15 aequore quot pisces, fronde teguntur aves, sea|how many||by leaves|are covered|birds 15 as many fishes swim in the sea, as many birds are covered in foliage,

16 quot caelum stellas, tot habet tua Roma puellas: as many|sky|stars|so many||||

17 mater in Aeneae constitit urbe sui. mother||Aeneas|she stopped|city|her 17 the mother stood in the city of Aeneas of her own.

18 seu caperis primis et adhuc crescentibus annis, or|you are captured|first||still|growing|years 18 whether you capture in the first and still growing years,

19 ante oculos veniet vera puella tuos: ||will come|a true|| 19 before your eyes will come a true maiden:

20 sive cupis iuvenem, iuvenes tibi mille placebunt. whether|you desire|young man|youths|to you|a thousand|will please If you desire a young man, a thousand young men will please you.