| Term | Definition |
|---|
| sicine me patriis auectam, perfide, ab aris perfide, | Thus then, having borne me far away from my father's home |
| deserto liquisti in litore, Theseu? | thus thou hast left me, faithless, faithless Theseus, on the lonely shore? |
| sicine discedens neglecto numine diuum, | Thus departing, unmindful of the will of the gods, |
| immemor a! deuota domum periuria portas? | forgetful, ah! Dost thou carry to thy home the curse of perjury? |
| nullane res potuit crudelis flectere mentis consilium? | Could nothing bend the purpose of thy cruel mind? |
| tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto, | was no mercy present in thy soul? |
| immite ut nostri uellet miserescere pectus? | to bid thy ruthless heart incline to pity for me? |
| at non haec quondam blanda promissa dedisti uoce mihi, | Not such were the promises that thou gavest me once with winning voice, |
| non haec miserae sperare iubebas, | not this did bid me hope, |
| sed conubia laeta, sed optatos hymenaeos, | no, but a joyful wedlock, but a desired espousal, |
| quae cuncta aereii discerpunt irrita uenti. | all which the winds of heaven now blow abroad in vain. |
| nunc iam nulla uiro iuranti femina credat, | Henceforth let no woman believe a man's oath, |
| nulla uiri speret sermones esse fideles; | let none think that a man's speech can be trustworthy. |
| quis dum aliquid cupiens animus praegestit apisci, | they, while their mind desires something and longs eagerly to gain it |
| nil metuunt iurare, nihil promittere parcunt: | nothing fear to swear, nothing spare to promise: |
| sed simul ac cupidae mentis satiata libido est, | but as soon as the lust of their greedy minds is satisfied, |
| dicta nihil metuere, nihil periuria curant. | they fear then not their words, they heed not their perjuries. |
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