Aeneid 1.81-209 (Translated Lines)

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haec ubi dicta, cavum conversa cuspide montem

when these things had been said, he strikes the hollow mountain with his reversed spear

impulit in latus: ac venti, velut agmine facto

on its side: and the winds, just as a battlefield having been drawn up

qua data porta, ruunt et terras turbine perflant

with some kind of door having been given, rush across the land in a whirlwind

incubuere mari, totumque a sedibus imis

they lie upon the sea and they plow the whole sea from its deepest depths

una Eurusque Notusque ruunt creberque procellis Africus, et vastos volvunt ad litora fluctus

Eurus and Notus crowded with gusts together with Africus roll huge waves toward the shore

insequitur clamorque virum stridorque rudentum

a shouting of men and a creaking of ropes follows

eripiunt subito nubes caelumque diemque

suddenly the clouds rip away heaven and day

Teucrorum ex oculis; ponto nox incubat atra

from the eyes of the Teucrians and black night lies upon the sea

intonuere poli, et crebris micat ignibus aether

the upper air thunders, and flashes with frequent fire

praesentemque viris intentant omnia mortem

and all things threaten instant death to the men

extemplo Aeneae solvuntur frigore membra

immediately the limbs of Aeneas are loosened by the cold

ingemit, et duplicis tendens ad sidera palmas

he groans and stretching his two palms up to the stars

talia voce refert: 'O terque quaterque beati

he says such things with his voice: "O three and four times blessed

quis ante ora patrum Troiae sub moenibus altis

are those for whom it happened to fall before the faces of their parents

contigit oppetere! O Danaum fortissime gentis

under the lofty walls of Troy! O son of Tydeus, bravest of the race

Tydide! Mene Iliacis occumbere campis

of Greeks! Would that I had been able to fall

non potuisse, tuaque animam hanc effundere dextra

on the Illian field, and to have poured out my soul by your right hand

saevus ubi Aeacidae telo iacet Hector, ubi ingens

where fierce Hector lies by the weapon of Achilles, where huge

Sarpedon, ubi tot Simois correpta sub undis

Sarpedon lies and where the Simois rolls so many snatched up

scuta virum galeasque et fortia corpora volvit

shields and helmets and strong bodies of men under its waves

talia iactanti stridens Aquilone procella

to him tossing such things about, a shrieking blast from the North Wind

velum adversa ferit, fluctusque ad sidera tollit

strikes the sail opposite it, and raises up the waves to the stars

Franguntur remi; tum prora avertit, et undis

the oars are broken; then the prow of the ship turns away

dat latus; insequitur cumulo praeruptus aquae mons

and gives its side to the waves; a sheer mountain of water forms in a mass

hi summo in fluctu pendent; his unda dehiscens

these guys hang on the top of the wave, and a gaping wave

terram inter fluctus aperit; furit aestus harenis

reveals the land between the waves and the storm rages in the sand

tris Notus abreptas in saxa latentia torquet

Notus snatches up three men and whirls them on hidden rocks

saxa vocant Itali mediis quae in fluctibus aras

rocks the Italians call altars, in the middle of the waves

dorsum immane mari summo; tris Eurus ab alto in brevia et syrtis urget, miserabile visu

the highest ridge at the surface of the sea; Eurus drives three men from the deep into the shallows and sandbanks, pitiable to behold

inliditque vadis atque aggere cingit harenae

dashes them against the bottom of the sea and surrounds them with a mound of sand

unam, quae Lycios fidumque vehebat Oronten

one ship, which was carrying the faithful Orantes and the Lycians

ipsius ante oculos ingens a vertice pontus in puppim ferit:

before the eyes of himself (Aeneas), the huge sea strikes against the ship from its highest peak

excutitur pronusque magister

the helmsman is tossed from the ship headlong

volvitur in caput; ast illam ter fluctus ibidem torquet agens circum, et rapidus vorat aequore vortex

and rolled into his head; but the ship twists that one three times in the same place, driving it around and the rapid whirlpool devours it into the sea

apparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto

scattered swimmers appear in the vast whirlpool

arma virum, tabulaeque, et Troia gaza per undas

and the arms of men and planks and Trojan wealth throughout the waves

iam validam Ilionei navem, iam fortis Achati

and now the storm overcomes the strong ship of Ilioneaus, and now the ship of strong Achates

et qua vectus Abas, et qua grandaevus Aletes vicit hiems

and the one by which Abas was carried and by which aged Aletes was carried, the storm conquered

laxis laterum compagibus omnes accipiunt inimicum imbrem, rimisque fatiscunt

and with the joints of the sides having been loosened they all received the unfriendly flood and they gape open with cracks

interea magno misceri murmure pontum emissamque hiemem sensit Neptunus, et imis stagna refusa vadis

in the meantime Neptune felt that a storm had been sent and that the sea had been mixed up with great murmur and that the still waters had been poured back from the depths

graviter commotus, et alto prospiciens, summa placidum caput extulit unda

he, greatly disturbed and looking out over the deep, raised up his peaceful head on the top of the wave

disiectam Aeneae, toto videt aequore classem

He sees the fleet of Aeneas scattered on the whole sea

fluctibus oppressos Troas caelique ruina

and the Trojans overwhelmed by the waves and the downfall of heaven

nec latuere doli fratrem Iunonis et irae

nor did the tricks and wrath of Juno escape her brother

Eurum ad se Zephyrumque vocat, dehinc talia fatur

he calls the east wind and the west wind to himself, and then he speaks such things

tantane vos generis tenuit fiducia vestri?

does such great confidence of your race hold you?

iam caelum terramque meo sine numine, venti

now do you dare to stir the sky and land without my divinity, winds

miscere, et tantas audetis tollere moles?

and to lift such great masses?

quos ego—sed motos praestat componere fluctus

You, who I-but it is better to compose the moved waves

post mihi non simili poena commissa luetis

afterward, you will atone to me for crimes with no similar punishment

maturate fugam, regique haec dicite vestro

hasten flight and say these things to your king

non illi imperium pelagi saevumque tridentem

the power of the seas and the savage trident has not been

sed mihi sorte datum. Tenet ille immania saxa

given to him but to me by fate. this man holds the immense rocks

vestras, Eure, domos; illa se iactet in aula Aeolus

Eurus, your homes; let Aeolus toss himself in that hall

et clauso ventorum carcere regnet

and rule with the prisons of the winds having been closed

sic ait, et dicto citius tumida aequora placat

thus he says, and more quickly than having been said, he calms the swelling sea

collectasque fugat nubes, solemque reducit

and puts to flight the gathered clouds and leads back the sun

Cymothoe simul et Triton adnixus acuto

At the same time Cymothoe and Triton

detrudunt navis scopulo; levat ipse tridenti

dislodge the ships leaning against a sharp rock; He himself lifts with the trident

et vastas aperit syrtis, et temperat aequor

and opens the vast sand bars and calms the sea

atque rotis summas levibus perlabitur undas

and also glides over the highest wave with light wheels

ac veluti magno in populo cum saepe coorta est

and also just as often when a riot arises in a great nation

seditio, saevitque animis ignobile vulgus

and the inglorious crowd rages in their minds

iamque faces et saxa volant—furor arma ministrat

and now torches and rocks fly- madness supplies weapons

tum, pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem

then, if by chance, they behold some man heavy in loyalty and merit

conspexere, silent, arrectisque auribus adstant

they are silent and stand with raised ears

ille regit dictis animos, et pectora mulcet

this man rules minds with words and calms hearts

sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor, aequora postquam

thus the whole crash of the sea subsides, and afterward

prospiciens genitor caeloque invectus aperto

the father, looking out on the sea, and having been carried in the open sky

flectit equos, curruque volans dat lora secundo

turns the horses and, flying, he gives the reins to the obedient chariot

defessi Aeneadae, quae proxima litora, cursu

the weary descendants of Aeneas hasten to seek out the shores

contendunt petere, et Libyae vertuntur ad oras

which are closest to their course and are turned to the seas of Libya

est in secessu longo locus: insula portum

there is a place in a long inlet: an island creates a port

efficit obiectu laterum, quibus omnis ab alto

by means of a long projection on its side, by means of which the waves

frangitur inque sinus scindit sese unda reductos

are broken and splits itself into reduced bays

hinc atque hinc vastae rupes geminique minantur

on this side and on that side the vast crags and twin cliffs tower

in caelum scopuli, quorum sub vertice late

into the sky, under the top of which under the wide top

aequora tuta silent; tum silvis scaena coruscis

safe water is silent; then from above a backdrop with quivering woods

desuper horrentique atrum nemus imminet umbra

and a black grove threatens with bristling shade

fronte sub adversa scopulis pendentibus antrum

and under the opposite side, a cave with hanging rocks a cave

intus aquae dulces vivoque sedilia saxo

with sweets waters and the seat of living rock

nympharum domus: hic fessas non vincula navis

the home of the nymphs: here no chains hold tired ships

ulla tenent, unco non alligat ancora morsu

nor does an anchor grip them with a curved bite

huc septem Aeneas collectis navibus omni

Aeneas enters this place with seven ships having been collected

ex numero subit; ac magno telluris amore

from the whole number; and with a great love for the earth

egressi optata potiuntur Troes harena

the Trojans gain the hoped for sand

et sale tabentis artus in litore ponunt

and they place their limbs dripping with salt on the shore

ac primum silici scintillam excudit Achates

at first Achates strikes out a spark against the flint

succepitque ignem foliis, atque arida circum

and he took up a fire in the leaves and

nutrimenta dedit, rapuitque in fomite flammam

he gave dry fuel around it, and he caught up a flame in the tender

tum Cererem corruptam undis Cerealiaque arma

then they take up the grain soiled by the waves and the tools of Ceres

expediunt fessi rerum, frugesque receptas et torrere parant flammis et frangere saxo

tired of things, and they prepare to torch the recovered grain and to grind it with a rock

Aeneas scopulum interea conscendit

meanwhile Aeneas climbs a rock

et omnem prospectum late pelago petit, Anthea si quem iactatum vento videat Phrygiasque biremis

and seeks the view of the whole sea far and wide, looking if he can see anything of wind-tossed Antheus or of the Phrygian galleys

aut Capyn, aut celsis in puppibus arma Caici

or Capys, or the weapons of Caicus on the lofty ships

navem in conspectu nullam, tris litore cervos prospicit errantis; hos tota armenta sequuntur a tergo, et longum per vallis pascitur agmen

no ship in sight, he sees three deer wander out onto the shore; an entire heard follows at the rear and the long line grazes through the valley

constitit hic, arcumque manu celerisque sagittas corripuit, fidus quae tela gerebat Achates

he stops here and snatches up with his hands his bow and swift arrows, which loyal Achates was carrying

ductoresque ipsos primum, capita alta ferentis cornibus arboreis, sternit, tum vulgus, et omnem miscet agens telis nemora inter frondea turbam

first he lays low the leaders themselves, them bearing their lofty heads with branching horns, then he mixes the whole crowd and driving confused through the leafy grove

nec prius absistit, quam septem ingentia victor corpora fundat humi, et numerum cum navibus aequet

nor does he, the victor, stop sooner than he pours out seven bodies on the ground, and makes them equal in number to his ships

hinc portum petit, et socios partitur in omnes

then he seeks the port and distributes it all to his friends

vina bonus quae deinde cadis onerarat Acestes litore Trinacrio dederatque abeuntibus heros dividit

thereupon, he distributes the wine which the good hero Acestes had loaded into jars had given them upon departing the Trinacrian (Sicilian) shore

et dictis maerentia pectora mulcet

and he soothes their sad hearts with words

O socii—neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum

O friends, indeed we are not ignorant of prior evils

O passi graviora, dabit deus his quoque finem

O you who has seriously suffered, the god will give an end to this also

vos et Scyllaeam rabiem penitusque sonantis accestis scopulos, vos et Cyclopea saxa experti

you all approached the rage of Scylla and the deep roar of rocks, and you all have experienced the rocks of the Cyclopes

revocate animos, maestumque timorem mittite

recall your spirit and send away sad fears

forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit Per varios casus

perhaps at sometime it will please you to remember this

per tot discrimina rerum tendimus in Latium

through varied misfortunes through so many dangerous things, we stretch for Latium

sedes ubi fata quietas ostendunt; illic fas regna resurgere Troiae

where the fates promised us all calm homes (seats); it is right for the kingdom of Troy to rise again

durate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis

endure, and guard for things following

talia voce refert, curisque ingentibus aeger spem vultu simulat, premit altum corde dolorem

he restores his voice so, and sick with serious care, he pretends hope on his face and controls the pain deep in his heart

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