Iunonis ira

The anger of Juno

Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris
I sing of the weapons and the man, who was the first to leave the shores of Troy.
Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit
To Italy, a fugitive from fate, he came with Lavinia.
litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto
shores, he was much tossed both on land and in the deep
vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram;
I remember the fierce power of the gods, because of the wrath of Juno;
multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem,
He also suffered much in war while he was founding the city,
inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum,
and would bring the gods to Latium, the race from which Latin comes,
Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae.
The Alban fathers, and the high walls of Rome.
Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso,
Muse, remind me of the reasons why I am offended by the deity,
quidve dolens, regina deum tot volvere casus
What sorrow, queen of the gods, so many twists and turns of fate?
insignem pietate virum, tot adire labores
A man distinguished by his piety, so many labors to approach
impulerit. Tantaene animis caelestibus irae?
He pushed. Is there so much anger in the heavenly minds?
Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni,
It was an ancient city, occupied by Tyrian colonists,
Karthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe
Carthage, Italy, far across the Tiber River
ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli;
doors, rich in resources and the harshest pursuits of war;
quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam
than Juno is carried to all lands more one
posthabita coluisse Samo; hic illius arma,
having neglected to worship Samos; here his weapons,
hic currus fuit; hoc regnum dea gentibus esse,
This was the chariot; this kingdom was a goddess to the nations,
si qua fata sinant, iam tum tenditque fovetque.
If the fates permit, now and then it tends and nurtures.
Progeniem sed enim Troiano a sanguine duci
But for I am descended from Trojan blood.
audierat, Tyrias olim quae verteret arces;
He had heard that once upon a time, Tyre would turn the citadels;
hinc populum late regem belloque superbum
Hence the people, a king and a proud warrior,
venturum excidio Libyae: sic volvere Parcas.
The destruction of Libya is coming: thus the Fates roll.
Id metuens, veterisque memor Saturnia belli,
Fearing this, and remembering the old Saturnian war,
prima quod ad Troiam pro caris gesserat Argis
The first was that he had carried out his duty to Troy for his beloved Argos.
necdum etiam causae irarum saevique dolores
and not yet even the causes of anger and fierce pains
exciderant animo: manet alta mente repostum
They had fallen out of mind: the question remains with a high mind.
iudicium Paridis spretaeque iniuria formae,
The judgment of Paris and the insult to the scorned form,
et genus invisum, et rapti Ganymedis honores.
and the race hated, and the honors of Ganymede robbed.
His accensa super, iactatos aequore toto
Fire was kindled upon them, and they were thrown across the whole sea.
Troas, reliquias Danaum atque immitis Achilli,
Troy, the remains of the Danaans and the ruthless Achilles,
arcebat longe Latio, multosque per annos
He kept Latium far away, and for many years
errabant, acti fatis, maria omnia circum.
They wandered, driven by fate, all the seas around.
Tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem!
It was such a great task to found the Roman nation!
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