Horace Odes 3.2 Dulce et decorum Sweet and fitting|Sweet and fitting|sweet and pleasant||fitting Horace Odes 3.2 Süß und schön Horace Odes 3.2 Sweet and fair Horace Odes 3.2 Dulce y justa Horace Odes 3.2 Doux et juste Orazio Odi 3.2 Dolce e giusto Horace Odes 3.2 Lief en eerlijk Horácio Odes 3.2 Doce e justo

Angustam amice pauperiem pati Narrow|friend|"poverty" or "humble poverty"|suffer A narrow friend to suffer poverty

robustus acri militia puer strong|fierce|harsh military service|boy a strong, sharp military boy

condiscat et Parthos ferocis "let him learn"|and|fierce Parthians|fierce and the fierce Parthians

vexet eques metuendus hasta "brandishes"|fearsome knight|to be feared|spear the knight will bear the dreaded spear

vitamque sub divo et trepidis agat               5 "and life"|under|"under the sky"||"anxious" or "fearful"|"he leads" 5

in rebus. |in things in things. Illum ex moenibus hosticis him|from|"from the walls"|"enemy walls" He from the hostile walls

matrona bellantis tyranni wife|"warring" or "fighting"|"of the tyrant" the mistress of a warring tyrant

prospiciens et adulta virgo looking forward||grown-up|young woman a forward-looking and grown-up virgin

suspiret, eheu, ne rudis agminum sighs, alas|"alas" or "oh dear"|not|inexperienced|"of the troops" let him sigh, alas, lest the rude trains

sponsus lacessat regius asperum               10 "royal betrothed"|"provokes" or "challenges"|royal|rough 10

tactu leonem, quem cruenta "by touching"|lion|whom|"bloody" or "bloodstained" at the touch of a lion, which bleeds

per medias rapit ira caedes. through|"through the midst"|"drives"|anger|"the slaughters" in the midst of the murders rage rages.

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori: sweet||decorum||for|fatherland|to die It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland:

mors et fugacem persequitur virum death||fleeting|pursues|man

nec parcit inbellis iuventae nor|"spares"|"unwarlike" or "unfit for war"|"youthful age"

poplitibus timidove tergo. "the knees"|"or timid back"|"back" 15 Virtus, repulsae nescia sordidae, Virtue|"of defeat"|"unaware of"|"disgraceful" or "shameful" 15 Virtue, repulsed by ignorance and dirty intaminatis fulget honoribus "Untarnished"|shines|with honors shines with untainted honors

nec sumit aut ponit securis |"takes up"|or|he places|axe nor does he take or lay down an axe

arbitrio popularis aurae. "whim of popular"|"of the people"|popular opinion's whim the decision of the popular wind. 20 Virtus, recludens inmeritis mori |"revealing" or "unveiling"|"undeserving to die"|to die caelum, negata temptat iter via the sky|"denied" or "refused"|"attempts" or "tries"|journey|way

coetusque volgaris et udam "and common assembly"|common||"and wet"

spernit humum fugiente pinna. it was flying|"the ground"|fleeing|fleeing wing

Est et fideli tuta silentio               25 ||"faithful" or "loyal"|safe|silence

merces: vetabo, qui Cereris sacrum "reward" or "wages"|I will forbid|who|of Ceres|sacred ritual

volgarit arcanae, sub isdem "reveal secrets, under"|"secret things"||"the same"

sit trabibus fragilemque mecum sits|"with beams"|"and fragile"|with me

solvat phaselon; saepe Diespiter "may release"|"small boat"|often|Jupiter

neglectus incesto addidit integrum,               30 "neglect" or "disregard"|"unholy act"|he added|whole and pure

raro antecedentem scelestum rare|preceding|wicked person

deservit pede Poena claudo. he deserved|kicks|Punishment|limping