T. Maccius Plautus, Curculio, ed. Friedrich Leo, 2.2

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251

Cocvs

Palinure, quid stas? quin depromuntur mihi

quae opus súnt, parasito ut sit paratum prandium,

quom veniat?

Palinvrvs

Mane sis, dum huic conicio somnium.

Cocvs

Tute ipse, si quid somniasti, ad me refers.

Palinvrvs

Fateór.
255

Cocvs

Abi, déprome.

Palinvrvs

Age tu interea huic somnium

narra, meliorem quam ego sum suppono tibi.

nam quod scio omne ex hoc scio.

Cappadox

Operam ut det.

Palinvrvs

Dabit.—

Cappadox

Facit hic quod pauci, ut sit magistro óbsequens.

da mi igitur operam.

Cocvs

Tam etsi non novi, dabo.

Cappadox

Hac nocte in somnis visus sum viderier
260

procul sedere longe a me Aesculapium,

neque eum ad me adire neque me magni pendere

visumst.

Cocvs

Item alios deos facturos scilicet:

sane illi inter se congruont concorditer.

nihil est mirandum, melius si nil fit tibi,
265

namque incubare satius te fuerat Iovi,

qui tibi auxilio in iure iurando fuit.

Cappadox

Siquidem íncubare vélint qui periuraverint,

locus nón praeberi potis est in Capitolio.

Cocvs

Hoc animum advorte: pacem ab Aesculapio
270

petas, ne forte tibi évenat magnum malum,

quod in quiete tibi portentumst.

Cappadox

Bene facis.

ibo atque orabo.—

Cocvs

Quae res male vortat tibi.—

Palinvrvs

Pro di immortales, quem conspicio? quis illic est?

estne hic parasitus qui missust in Cariam?
275

heus Phaedrome, exi, exi, exi, inquam, ocius.

Phaedromvs

Quid istíc clamorem tollis?

Palinvrvs

Parasitum tuom

video currentem ellum usque in plátea ultima.

hinc auscultemus quid agat.

Phaedromvs

Sane censeo.

Curculio. 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

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

Translations (1)

Curculio, or The Forgery Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.) — 2.2 focus

251 (Enter a COOK, from the house of PHAEDROUMS.)

COOK

Palinurus, why do you delay? Why are not the things served out for me which are needed for the breakfast to be prepared for the Parasite when he comes.

PALINURUS

Wait, please, until I interpret his dream. (Pointing to CAPPADOX.)

COOK

Why, you your own self, if you’ve had any dream, always apply to me.

PALINURUS

I confess it.
255

COOK

Be off, then, and serve out the things.

PALINURUS

(to CAPPADOX.)

Come now, do you in the meantime relate your dream to him. I give you a substitute better than I am myself; for what I do know, all of it I know from him.

(Pointing to the COOK.)

CAPPADOX

Let him give his attention then.

PALINURUS

He’ll give it.

CAPPADOX

He does what few do, in being attentive to their masters even. (To the COOK.) Do you give me your attention then.

(PALINURUS goes into the house of PHAEDROMUS.)

COOK

Although I don’t know you, I’ll give it you.

CAPPADOX

Last night I seemed in my sleep to behold Aesculapius, seated at a distance far away from me; and it seemed that he didn’t come near me, or set any value upon me.
260

COOK

The other Gods will do the same, you must know; in fact, among themselves they agree with perfect unanimity.

It isn’t to be wondered at, if it fares no better with you. But it had been better for you to pass the night in Jove’s Temple, who has given you his assistance¹ in your oaths.
265

CAPPADOX

If, indeed, those should wish to sleep there who have been guilty of perjury, it were not possible for room to be found them in the Capitol².

COOK

Give your attention to this; ask peace of Aesculapius, lest perchance some great mishap befall you, which has been portended to you in your rest.
270

CAPPADOX

You do well in advising me; I’ll go and pray to him. (Goes into the Temple.)

COOK

And ill speed you with it

(Goes into the house of PHAEDROMUS.)

PALINURUS
(Enter PALINURUS, from the house.)
(looking in the distance, as he enters.)

O immortal Gods, whom do I behold? Who’s that yonder?

(Pointing.)

Isn’t that the Parasite, who was sent to Caria? (Goes to the door.) Hallo, come out, Phaedromus, come out, come out, come out this instant, I say.
275
(from the house.)

PHAEDROMUS

Why are you making this noise here?

PALINURUS

I see your Parasite running; see, there he is (pointing), down at the end of the street³. Let’s listen from here what he’s about.

PHAEDROMUS

I think it’s as well.

(They stand aside.)

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Cocvs Palinure, quid stas? quin depromuntur mihi quae opus súnt, parasito ut sit paratum prandium, quom veniat?

Palinvrvs Mane sis, dum huic conicio somnium.

Cocvs Tute ipse, si quid somniasti, ad me refers.

Palinvrvs Fateór. 255

Cocvs Abi, déprome.

Palinvrvs Age tu interea huic somnium narra, meliorem quam ego sum suppono tibi. nam quod scio omne ex hoc scio.

Cappadox Operam ut det.

Palinvrvs Dabit.—

Cappadox Facit hic quod pauci, ut sit magistro óbsequens. da mi igitur operam.

Cocvs Tam etsi non novi, dabo.

Cappadox Hac nocte in somnis visus sum viderier 260 procul sedere longe a me Aesculapium, neque eum ad me adire neque me magni pendere visumst.

Cocvs Item alios deos facturos scilicet: sane illi inter se congruont concorditer. nihil est mirandum, melius si nil fit tibi, 265 namque incubare satius te fuerat Iovi, qui tibi auxilio in iure iurando fuit.

Cappadox Siquidem íncubare vélint qui periuraverint, locus nón praeberi potis est in Capitolio.

Cocvs Hoc animum advorte: pacem ab Aesculapio 270 petas, ne forte tibi évenat magnum malum, quod in quiete tibi portentumst.

Cappadox Bene facis. ibo atque orabo.—

Cocvs Quae res male vortat tibi.—

Palinvrvs Pro di immortales, quem conspicio? quis illic est? estne hic parasitus qui missust in Cariam? 275 heus Phaedrome, exi, exi, exi, inquam, ocius.

Phaedromvs Quid istíc clamorem tollis?

Palinvrvs Parasitum tuom video currentem ellum usque in plátea ultima. hinc auscultemus quid agat.

Phaedromvs Sane censeo.

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COOK Palinurus, why do you delay? Why are not the things served out for me which are needed for the breakfast to be prepared for the Parasite when he comes.

PALINURUS Wait, please, until I interpret his dream. (Pointing to CAPPADOX.)

COOK Why, you your own self, if you’ve had any dream, always apply to me.

PALINURUS I confess it. 255

COOK Be off, then, and serve out the things.

PALINURUS (to CAPPADOX.) Come now, do you in the meantime relate your dream to him. I give you a substitute better than I am myself; for what I do know, all of it I know from him. (Pointing to the COOK.)

CAPPADOX Let him give his attention then.

PALINURUS He’ll give it.

CAPPADOX He does what few do, in being attentive to their masters even. (To the COOK.) Do you give me your attention then. (PALINURUS goes into the house of PHAEDROMUS.)

COOK Although I don’t know you, I’ll give it you.

CAPPADOX Last night I seemed in my sleep to behold Aesculapius, seated at a distance far away from me; and it seemed that he didn’t come near me, or set any value upon me. 260

COOK The other Gods will do the same, you must know; in fact, among themselves they agree with perfect unanimity. It isn’t to be wondered at, if it fares no better with you. But it had been better for you to pass the night in Jove’s Temple, who has given you his assistance 1 in your oaths. 265

CAPPADOX If, indeed, those should wish to sleep there who have been guilty of perjury, it were not possible for room to be found them in the Capitol 2 .

COOK Give your attention to this; ask peace of Aesculapius, lest perchance some great mishap befall you, which has been portended to you in your rest. 270

CAPPADOX You do well in advising me; I’ll go and pray to him. (Goes into the Temple.)

COOK And ill speed you with it (Goes into the house of PHAEDROMUS.)

PHAEDROMUS Why are you making this noise here?

PALINURUS I see your Parasite running; see, there he is (pointing), down at the end of the street 3 . Let’s listen from here what he’s about.

PHAEDROMUS I think it’s as well. (They stand aside.)

Stable identifiers

Cocvs

Palinure, quid stas? quin depromuntur mihi

quae opus súnt, parasito ut sit paratum prandium,

quom veniat?

Palinvrvs

Mane sis, dum huic conicio somnium.

Cocvs

Tute ipse, si quid somniasti, ad me refers.

Palinvrvs

Fateór.
255

Cocvs

Abi, déprome.

Palinvrvs

Age tu interea huic somnium

narra, meliorem quam ego sum suppono tibi.

nam quod scio omne ex hoc scio.

Cappadox

Operam ut det.

Palinvrvs

Dabit.—

Cappadox

Facit hic quod pauci, ut sit magistro óbsequens.

da mi igitur operam.

Cocvs

Tam etsi non novi, dabo.

Cappadox

Hac nocte in somnis visus sum viderier
260

procul sedere longe a me Aesculapium,

neque eum ad me adire neque me magni pendere

visumst.

Cocvs

Item alios deos facturos scilicet:

sane illi inter se congruont concorditer.

nihil est mirandum, melius si nil fit tibi,
265

namque incubare satius te fuerat Iovi,

qui tibi auxilio in iure iurando fuit.

Cappadox

Siquidem íncubare vélint qui periuraverint,

locus nón praeberi potis est in Capitolio.

Cocvs

Hoc animum advorte: pacem ab Aesculapio
270

petas, ne forte tibi évenat magnum malum,

quod in quiete tibi portentumst.

Cappadox

Bene facis.

ibo atque orabo.—

Cocvs

Quae res male vortat tibi.—

Palinvrvs

Pro di immortales, quem conspicio? quis illic est?

estne hic parasitus qui missust in Cariam?
275

heus Phaedrome, exi, exi, exi, inquam, ocius.

Phaedromvs

Quid istíc clamorem tollis?

Palinvrvs

Parasitum tuom

video currentem ellum usque in plátea ultima.

hinc auscultemus quid agat.

Phaedromvs

Sane censeo.

COOK

Palinurus, why do you delay? Why are not the things served out for me which are needed for the breakfast to be prepared for the Parasite when he comes.

PALINURUS

Wait, please, until I interpret his dream. (Pointing to CAPPADOX.)

COOK

Why, you your own self, if you’ve had any dream, always apply to me.

PALINURUS

I confess it.
255

COOK

Be off, then, and serve out the things.

PALINURUS

(to CAPPADOX.)

Come now, do you in the meantime relate your dream to him. I give you a substitute better than I am myself; for what I do know, all of it I know from him.

(Pointing to the COOK.)

CAPPADOX

Let him give his attention then.

PALINURUS

He’ll give it.

CAPPADOX

He does what few do, in being attentive to their masters even. (To the COOK.) Do you give me your attention then.

(PALINURUS goes into the house of PHAEDROMUS.)

COOK

Although I don’t know you, I’ll give it you.

CAPPADOX

Last night I seemed in my sleep to behold Aesculapius, seated at a distance far away from me; and it seemed that he didn’t come near me, or set any value upon me.
260

CAPPADOX

If, indeed, those should wish to sleep there who have been guilty of perjury, it were not possible for room to be found them in the Capitol².

COOK

Give your attention to this; ask peace of Aesculapius, lest perchance some great mishap befall you, which has been portended to you in your rest.
270

CAPPADOX

You do well in advising me; I’ll go and pray to him. (Goes into the Temple.)

COOK

And ill speed you with it

(Goes into the house of PHAEDROMUS.)

PHAEDROMUS

Why are you making this noise here?

PALINURUS

I see your Parasite running; see, there he is (pointing), down at the end of the street³. Let’s listen from here what he’s about.

PHAEDROMUS

I think it’s as well.

(They stand aside.)