T. Maccius Plautus, Casina, ed. Friedrich Leo, 3.6

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720

Olympio

Vide, fúr, sentis súb signis ducás.
720

Citrio

Qui vero hi súnt sentis?

Olympio

Quia quód tetigere, ilíco rapiunt, si eás ereptum, ilíco scindunt:

ita quóquo adveniunt, úbiubi sunt, duplicí damno dominós multant.

Citrio

Heia.

Olympio

Áttat. cesso mágnufice patriciéque amicirier átque ita ero meo ire ádvorsum?

Lysidamvs

Bone vír, salve.
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Olympio

Fateór.

Lysidamvs

Quid fit?

Olympio

Tu amás: ego ésurio et sitio.

Lysidamvs

Lepide éxcuratus incéssisti.

Olympio

Aha, hodie

Lysidamvs

Mane véro, quamquam fástidis.

Olympio

Fu fú, fetet tuos míhi sermo.

Lysidamvs

Quae rés?

Olympio

Haec res. etiámne adstas? enim véro πράγματά μοι παρέχεις.

Lysidamvs

Dabo tibi μέγα κακόν,

ut ego opinor, nisi resistis.
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Olympio

ὦ Ζεῦ,

potin a me abeas, nisi me vis vomere hodie?

Lysidamvs

Máne.

Olympio

Quid est? quis hic ést homo?

Lysidamvs

Erus súm.
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Olympio

Quis erus?

Lysidamvs

Cuius tú servo's servus es.

Olympio

Servós ego?

Lysidamvs

Atqué meus.

Olympio

Non súm ego líber?

meménto, meménto.

Lysidamvs

Mane átque asta.

Olympio

Omítte.

Lysidamvs

Servós sum tuós.

Olympio

Optumést.

Lysidamvs

Opsecró te,

Olýmpisce mí, mi patér, mi patróne.

Olympio

Em,

sapis sáne.
740

Lysidamvs

Tuos sum équidem.

Olympio

Quid mi ópust servo tam néquam?

Lysidamvs

Quid núnc? quam mox recreás me?

Olympio

Cená modo si sit cócta.

Lysidamvs

Hisce érgo abeant.

Olympio

Properé cito intró ite ét cito deproperáte.

ego iam íntus ero, facite cenam mihi ut ebria sit.

séd lepide nitidéque volo, níl moror barbaricó bliteo.

stasne etiam? i sis, ego hic habeo. numquid est ceterum quod morae sit?

Lysidamvs

Gladiúm Casinam intus habére ait, qui me átque te intérimat.

Olympio

Scio. síc sine habére;
750

nugás agunt: nóvi

ego illás malas mérces.

quin tu í modo mécum

domum.

Lysidamvs

At pól malum métuo.

i tú modo, perspicitó prius quid íntus agátur.
755

Olympio

Tam míhi mea víta

quam túa tibi cárast.

verum í modo.

Lysidamvs

Si tú iubes, em íbitur tecum.

Casina. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1895.

Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.

Funding provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Perseus

Casina (Latin) (Plautus. Plauti Comoediae, Volume 1. Leo, Friedrich, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1895.)

Translations (1)

Casina, or The Stratagem Defeated Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) — 3.6 focus

720 (Enter OLYMPIO, a COOK, and his ASSISTANTS, with provisions.)

OLYMPIO

(to the COOK.)

See, you thief, that you lead on your briars beneath their banners¹.
720

A COOK

But how are they briars?

OLYMPIO

Because that which they have touched, they instantly seize hold of; if you go to snatch it from them, they instantly rend it; so, wherever they come, wherever they are, with a twofold loss² do they mulct their masters.

A COOK

Heyday, indeed!

OLYMPIO

Well, well! This way I’m delaying to go meet my master with a magnificent, patrician, and patronizing air. (He struts along.)

STALINO

My good man, save you.
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OLYMPIO

I admit that so I am³.

STALINO

How goes it?

OLYMPIO

You are in love, but I’m hungering and thirsting.

STALINO

You have come capitally provided.

OLYMPIO

Pooh! pooh!

(Goes towards the door.)

STALINO

But stop you, although you do hold me in contempt—

OLYMPIO

O dear, O dear! your converse has a bad smell to me. (Moving away.)

STALINO

What’s the matter?

OLYMPIO

(pointing to the baskets of provisions.)

That’s the matter.

STALINO

Will you not stop there?⁴

OLYMPIO

Why, really, you are causing me ennui⁵.⁶

STALINO

I shall be giving you a grand coup⁷, I fancy, if you don’t stand still forthwith. (Catches hold of him.)

OLYMPIO

O mon Dieu⁸! Can’t you get away from me, unless you would like me to be sick just now?

STALINO

Do stop a bit.

OLYMPIO

How’s this? (Staring at him.) What person’s this?

STALINO

I’m your master.
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OLYMPIO

What master?

STALINO

He whose slave you are.

OLYMPIO

I, a slave?

STALINO

Aye, and mine.

OLYMPIO

Am I not a free man? Remember! remember!

STALINO

Stop and stay you there!

(Catches hold of him.)

OLYMPIO

Let me alone.

STALINO

I am your slave.

OLYMPIO

That’s very good.

STALINO

My dear little Olympio, my father, my patron, I do beg of you—

OLYMPIO

Well, you certainly are in your senses.

STALINO

Of course I am your slave.

OLYMPIO

What need have I of so worthless a slave?

STALINO

Well now, how soon are you going to provide me some amusement ⁹?

OLYMPIO

If the dinner were but drest.

STALINO

Then let them be off this instant in-doors.

(To the COOK and his ASSISTANTS.)

Go you into the house and despatch with all haste.

I’ll come in just now. Have the dinner charmingly sauced up¹⁰ for me; I want to have a charming meal. I really don’t care, now, to be eating in the style of your sumptuous foreigners¹¹. Be off, will you; but for the present, however, I take up my abode here.

(The COOK and his ASSISTANTS go into the house.)

OLYMPIO

Is there anything that detains you here?¹²

STALINO

The servant-maid says that Casina has got a sword in-doors, to deprive you and me of life with it.

OLYMPIO

I understand it. Just let her alone with it. They are imposing on you: I know these worthless baggages. However, do you now go into the house with me.
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STALINO

But, i’ faith, I’m fearful of mischief:

only do you go. Reconnoitre, first, what’s going on within.
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OLYMPIO

My life’s as dear to me as yours is to you.

STALINO

But only do go now.

OLYMPIO

If you’ll go yourself, I’ll go in with you.

(They go into the house.)

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Olympio Vide, fúr, sentis súb signis ducás. 720

Citrio Qui vero hi súnt sentis?

Olympio Quia quód tetigere, ilíco rapiunt, si eás ereptum, ilíco scindunt: ita quóquo adveniunt, úbiubi sunt, duplicí damno dominós multant.

Citrio Heia.

Olympio Áttat. cesso mágnufice patriciéque amicirier átque ita ero meo ire ádvorsum?

Lysidamvs Bone vír, salve. 724725

Olympio Fateór.

Lysidamvs Quid fit?

Olympio Tu amás: ego ésurio et sitio.

Lysidamvs Lepide éxcuratus incéssisti.

Olympio Aha, hodie

Lysidamvs Mane véro, quamquam fástidis.

Olympio Fu fú, fetet tuos míhi sermo.

Lysidamvs Quae rés?

Olympio Haec res. etiámne adstas? enim véro πράγματά μοι παρέχεις.

Lysidamvs Dabo tibi μέγα κακόν, ut ego opinor, nisi resistis. 730

Olympio ὦ Ζεῦ, potin a me abeas, nisi me vis vomere hodie?

Lysidamvs Máne.

Olympio Quid est? quis hic ést homo?

Lysidamvs Erus súm. 733735

Olympio Quis erus?

Lysidamvs Cuius tú servo's servus es.

Olympio Servós ego?

Lysidamvs Atqué meus.

Olympio Non súm ego líber? meménto, meménto.

Lysidamvs Mane átque asta.

Olympio Omítte.

Lysidamvs Servós sum tuós.

Olympio Optumést.

Lysidamvs Opsecró te, Olýmpisce mí, mi patér, mi patróne.

Olympio Em, sapis sáne. 740

Lysidamvs Tuos sum équidem.

Olympio Quid mi ópust servo tam néquam?

Lysidamvs Quid núnc? quam mox recreás me?

Olympio Cená modo si sit cócta.

Lysidamvs Hisce érgo abeant.

Olympio Properé cito intró ite ét cito deproperáte. ego iam íntus ero, facite cenam mihi ut ebria sit. séd lepide nitidéque volo, níl moror barbaricó bliteo. stasne etiam? i sis, ego hic habeo. numquid est ceterum quod morae sit?

Lysidamvs Gladiúm Casinam intus habére ait, qui me átque te intérimat.

Olympio Scio. síc sine habére; 750 nugás agunt: nóvi ego illás malas mérces. quin tu í modo mécum domum.

Lysidamvs At pól malum métuo. i tú modo, perspicitó prius quid íntus agátur. 755

Olympio Tam míhi mea víta quam túa tibi cárast. verum í modo.

Lysidamvs Si tú iubes, em íbitur tecum.

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OLYMPIO (to the COOK.) See, you thief, that you lead on your briars beneath their banners 1 . 720

A COOK But how are they briars?

OLYMPIO Because that which they have touched, they instantly seize hold of; if you go to snatch it from them, they instantly rend it; so, wherever they come, wherever they are, with a twofold loss 2 do they mulct their masters.

A COOK Heyday, indeed!

OLYMPIO Well, well! This way I’m delaying to go meet my master with a magnificent, patrician, and patronizing air. (He struts along.)

STALINO My good man, save you. 724725

OLYMPIO I admit that so I am 3 .

STALINO How goes it?

OLYMPIO You are in love, but I’m hungering and thirsting.

STALINO You have come capitally provided.

OLYMPIO Pooh! pooh! (Goes towards the door.)

STALINO But stop you, although you do hold me in contempt—

OLYMPIO O dear, O dear! your converse has a bad smell to me. (Moving away.)

STALINO What’s the matter?

OLYMPIO (pointing to the baskets of provisions.) That’s the matter.

STALINO Will you not stop there? 4

OLYMPIO Why, really, you are causing me ennui 5 . 6

STALINO I shall be giving you a grand coup 7 , I fancy, if you don’t stand still forthwith. (Catches hold of him.)

OLYMPIO O mon Dieu 8 ! Can’t you get away from me, unless you would like me to be sick just now?

STALINO Do stop a bit.

OLYMPIO How’s this? (Staring at him.) What person’s this?

STALINO I’m your master. 733735

OLYMPIO What master?

STALINO He whose slave you are.

OLYMPIO I, a slave?

STALINO Aye, and mine.

OLYMPIO Am I not a free man? Remember! remember!

STALINO Stop and stay you there! (Catches hold of him.)

OLYMPIO Let me alone.

STALINO I am your slave.

OLYMPIO That’s very good.

STALINO My dear little Olympio, my father, my patron, I do beg of you—

OLYMPIO Well, you certainly are in your senses.

STALINO Of course I am your slave.

OLYMPIO What need have I of so worthless a slave?

Olympio

Vide, fúr, sentis súb signis ducás.
720

Citrio

Qui vero hi súnt sentis?

Olympio

Quia quód tetigere, ilíco rapiunt, si eás ereptum, ilíco scindunt:

ita quóquo adveniunt, úbiubi sunt, duplicí damno dominós multant.

Citrio

Heia.

Olympio

Áttat. cesso mágnufice patriciéque amicirier átque ita ero meo ire ádvorsum?

Lysidamvs

Bone vír, salve.
724725

Olympio

Fateór.

Lysidamvs

Quid fit?

Olympio

Tu amás: ego ésurio et sitio.

Lysidamvs

Lepide éxcuratus incéssisti.

Olympio

Aha, hodie

Lysidamvs

Mane véro, quamquam fástidis.

Olympio

Fu fú, fetet tuos míhi sermo.

Lysidamvs

Quae rés?

Olympio

Haec res. etiámne adstas? enim véro πράγματά μοι παρέχεις.

Lysidamvs

Dabo tibi μέγα κακόν,

ut ego opinor, nisi resistis.
730

Olympio

ὦ Ζεῦ,

potin a me abeas, nisi me vis vomere hodie?

Lysidamvs

Máne.

Olympio

Quid est? quis hic ést homo?

Lysidamvs

Erus súm.
733735

Olympio

Quis erus?

Lysidamvs

Cuius tú servo's servus es.

Olympio

Servós ego?

Lysidamvs

Atqué meus.

Olympio

Non súm ego líber?

meménto, meménto.

Lysidamvs

Mane átque asta.

Olympio

Omítte.

Lysidamvs

Servós sum tuós.

Olympio

Optumést.

Lysidamvs

Opsecró te,

Olýmpisce mí, mi patér, mi patróne.

Olympio

Em,

sapis sáne.
740

Lysidamvs

Tuos sum équidem.

Olympio

Quid mi ópust servo tam néquam?

Lysidamvs

Quid núnc? quam mox recreás me?

Olympio

Cená modo si sit cócta.

Lysidamvs

Hisce érgo abeant.

Olympio

Properé cito intró ite ét cito deproperáte.

ego iam íntus ero, facite cenam mihi ut ebria sit.

séd lepide nitidéque volo, níl moror barbaricó bliteo.

stasne etiam? i sis, ego hic habeo. numquid est ceterum quod morae sit?

Lysidamvs

Gladiúm Casinam intus habére ait, qui me átque te intérimat.

Olympio

Scio. síc sine habére;
750

nugás agunt: nóvi

ego illás malas mérces.

quin tu í modo mécum

domum.

Lysidamvs

At pól malum métuo.

i tú modo, perspicitó prius quid íntus agátur.
755

Olympio

Tam míhi mea víta

quam túa tibi cárast.

verum í modo.

Lysidamvs

Si tú iubes, em íbitur tecum.

OLYMPIO

(to the COOK.)

See, you thief, that you lead on your briars beneath their banners¹.
720

A COOK

But how are they briars?

OLYMPIO

Because that which they have touched, they instantly seize hold of; if you go to snatch it from them, they instantly rend it; so, wherever they come, wherever they are, with a twofold loss² do they mulct their masters.

A COOK

Heyday, indeed!

OLYMPIO

Well, well! This way I’m delaying to go meet my master with a magnificent, patrician, and patronizing air. (He struts along.)

STALINO

My good man, save you.
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OLYMPIO

I admit that so I am³.

STALINO

How goes it?

OLYMPIO

You are in love, but I’m hungering and thirsting.

STALINO

You have come capitally provided.

OLYMPIO

Pooh! pooh!

(Goes towards the door.)

STALINO

But stop you, although you do hold me in contempt—

OLYMPIO

O dear, O dear! your converse has a bad smell to me. (Moving away.)

STALINO

What’s the matter?

OLYMPIO

(pointing to the baskets of provisions.)

That’s the matter.

STALINO

Will you not stop there?⁴

OLYMPIO

Why, really, you are causing me ennui⁵.⁶

STALINO

I shall be giving you a grand coup⁷, I fancy, if you don’t stand still forthwith. (Catches hold of him.)

OLYMPIO

O mon Dieu⁸! Can’t you get away from me, unless you would like me to be sick just now?

STALINO

Do stop a bit.

OLYMPIO

How’s this? (Staring at him.) What person’s this?

STALINO

I’m your master.
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OLYMPIO

What master?

STALINO

He whose slave you are.

OLYMPIO

I, a slave?

STALINO

Aye, and mine.

OLYMPIO

Am I not a free man? Remember! remember!

STALINO

Stop and stay you there!

(Catches hold of him.)

OLYMPIO

Let me alone.

STALINO

I am your slave.

OLYMPIO

That’s very good.

STALINO

My dear little Olympio, my father, my patron, I do beg of you—

OLYMPIO

Well, you certainly are in your senses.

STALINO

Of course I am your slave.

OLYMPIO

What need have I of so worthless a slave?

STALINO

Well now, how soon are you going to provide me some amusement ⁹?

OLYMPIO

If the dinner were but drest.

OLYMPIO

Is there anything that detains you here?¹²