Catullus 34 in Latin & English w/ Pronunciation & Meter Notes: Dianae sumus in fide...
Channel: David Amster
Date: 2021-06-02

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Catullus 34 is a hymn to the goddess Diana, sung by unmarried girls and boys. The Romans worshipped her as the goddess of nature, childbirth, and the moon. 

This video has been made in conjunction with my colleague Matthaeus’ excellent lesson on the poem: https://www.reddit.com/r/latin/comments/nsghts/poetry_lesson_v_catullus_xxxiv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

PRONUNCIATION NOTES

diānae sumus iÑ fide
pueLLae (e)t puer(ī)integRī:
diānaM puer(ī)integRī
   pueLLaeque canāmus.

N before F is nasalized 
R = trilled R

ō lātōnia, maximī
maÑGna prRōgeniēs Iovis,
quaM māteR pRope dēlia(m)N
   dēposīvit olīvâ(m),

G before N = NG (please note that I didn’t get it quite right in my recording!) 
M before M = M 
M before D = N 
Vowel + M at end of line = nasalized vowel

montiumN domin(a)ut forēs
silvārumÑque virentiû(m)
saltuumÑque reconditōr(um)
   amniumÑque sonantû(m):

UM before Q = UÑ nasalized N 
reconditōr(um)amniumÑque = “reconditōr-wamniumque” or  “reconditōr-amniumque”

tū lūcīna dolentibus
iūnō dicta pueRperīs,
tū potēÑs tRiuia(e)t nothō(e)s
   dicta lūmine lūna.

N before S = Ñ nasalized N 
triuia(e)t = triuia-t (consonantal u)
nothō(e)s = “no-Twes” or “no-Tos“ 

tū cuRsū, deā, mēÑstRuō
mētiēÑs iter aNNuû(m),
Rūstic(a)agRicolae bonīs
   tēcta fRūgibus explēs.

sīs quōcumÑque tibi placet
sāÑcta nōmine, Rōmulīqu(e)
antīqu(ē)ut solita(e)s, bonā
   sospitēs ope gentê(m).

N before C = Ñ nasalized N 
Rōmulīqu(e): e elided and combines with next line
antīqu(ē)ut = “antiqueut” with a very soft E blended with U, or “antiqu-ut”
solita(e)s = “solita-s”


METER

Glyconic and Pherecratean Stanzas

Glyconic:  x x  – u u –   u –   ( x x =  – – , – u  or  u – )

Pherecratean:  x x  – u u –  –

The last syllable may be short or long, but it always "counts" as long.

x x  – u u –   u –
x x  – u u –   u –
x x  – u u –   u –
x x  – u u –  –

Dĭānaē sŭmŭs īn fĭdē
pŭēllae ēt pŭĕri īntĕgrī.
Dĭānām pŭĕri īntĕgrī
     pŭēllaēquĕ cănāmūs.

ō Lătōnĭă māxĭmī
māgnă prōgĕnĭēs Iŏuīs
quām mătēr prŏpĕ Dēlĭām
     dēpŏsīuĭt ŏlīuām

Note that the first four lines begin with a short syllable ( u – ) and ALL the other lines begin with a long syllable! ( – u , – – ) 

Note also that two lines are “hypermetric,” where the final syllable elides with the beginning of the next line: 

sāltŭūmquĕ rĕcōndĭtōr(um)
     āmnĭūmquĕ sŏnāntūm.

sānctă nōmĭnĕ. Rōmŭlīqu(e)
āntīque ūt sŏlĭtā es bŏnā


REPETITION OF SOUND 

DIANae suMUS IN fide
PUELLAE et PUERI INTEGRI
DIANam PUERI INTEGRI
PUELLAEque canaMUS.

O latOnia, MAximi
MAgna PROgenies IOvis,
quam mater PROpe DEliam
DEPOsiuit olivam,

montIUM domina Ut fores
silvarUMQUE virentIUM
saltuUMQUE reconditorUM
amnIUMQUE sonantUM

TU Lucina dolentibus
Iuno DICTA PUERperis,
TU poTens Trivia eT noTho es
DICTA LUmine LUna.

TU cursu, dea, MENStruo
MEtiENS iter annuum,
RUstica agricolae bonis
tecta fRUgibus exples.

SiS QUocumQUE tibi placet
Sancta nomine, RomuliQUE,
antiQUE ut SOlITa ES, bona
SOspITES ope gentem.


ARTWORK 

Diana of Versailles, marble, Roman copy of Greek original, 2nd-century, Louvre Museum, Paris, photo by Eric Gaba, pubic domain

Diana, bronze, Paul Manship, 1925, Smithsonian American Art Museum, public domain 

Artemis, Athenian red-figure vase, 500-450 BC, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, public domain 


CATULLI CARMEN XXXIV

Dianae sumus in fide
puellae et pueri integri,
Dianam pueri integri
     puellaeque canamus.

O Latonia, maximi
magna progenies Iovis,
quam mater prope Deliam
     deposiuit olivam,

montium domina ut fores
silvarumque virentium
saltuumque reconditorum
     amniumque sonantum:

tu Lucina dolentibus
Iuno dicta puerperis,
tu potens Triuia et notho es
     dicta lumine Luna.

tu cursu, dea, menstruo
metiens iter annuum,
rustica agricolae bonis
     tecta frugibus exples.

sis quocumque tibi placet
sancta nomine, Romulique,
antique ut solita es, bona
     sospites ope gentem.


We are in Diana’s care
girls and chaste boys,
chaste boys and girls,
let us sing to Diana!

O Daughter of Leto, great 
offspring of almighty Jove,
whom your mother bore
beside the olive tree on Delos

that you might be mistress 
of mountains and verdant forests
of hidden woodland meadows
and resounding streams. 

You are called Lightbringing Juno 
by those suffering in childbirth.
You are called powerful Trivia 
and from your reflected light, Luna. 

You, Goddess, in your monthly course
marking the path of the year
fill up the rustic huts of 
the farmer with good crops. 

May you be venerated by whatever
name is pleasing to you, and may you, 
as has been your wont of old, 
preserve with your good help 
the descendants of Romulus. 


Translation DWA
Fez, June 2, 2021