Poem 7: ad Lesbiam

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quaeris, quot mihi basiationes tuae,	You ask, how many of your kisses,
Lesbia, sint satis superque (satis)	Lesbia, are enough and more than (enough) for me
quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae	As great as the number of grains of Libyan sand
lasapiciferis iacet Cyrenis	that lies in Silphium-bearing Cyrene
oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi	between the oracle of sweltering Jupiter
et Batti veteris sacrum sepulcrum	and the sacred tomb of old Battus:
aut quam sidera multa, cum tacet nox,	or as many as the stars, when the night is silent,
furtivos hominum vident amores:	which see the furtive love affairs of humans:
tam te basia multa basiare	You kissing so many kisses,
vesano satis et super Catullo est	is enough and more than enough for crazy Catullus,
quae nec pernumerare curiosi	so that neither the nosey can count them up
possint nec mala fascinare lingua	nor can a malign tongue cast a spell.

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