1. nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero
Now is the time to drink, now with free foot
2. pulsanda tellus, nunc Saliaribus
it is the time to beat the ground, now for Salian feasts
3. ornare pulvinar deorum
to decorate the couch of the Gods
4. tempus erat dapibus, sodales.
it is time for Salian feasts, comrades.
5. Antehac nefas depromere Caecubum
Previously it was impious to bring out the Caecuban wine
6. cellis avitis, dum Capitolio
from the ancestral cellars, while for the Capitol
7. regina dementis ruinas
the queen was preparing insane ruins
8. funus et imperio parabat
and was preparing a funeral for the empire
9. contaminato cum grege turpium
with a herd of foul men contaminated with disease
10. morbo virorum, quidlibet impotens
of men contaminated with a disease, crazed enough to hope for anything
11. sperare fortunaque dulci
to hope for anything and drunk on her sweet fortune
12. ebria. Sed minuit furorem
drunk. But diminished her madness
13. vix una sospes navis ab ignibus
scarcely one ship saved from the fires
14. mentemque lymphatam Mareotico
and her mind mad with fear from Mareoticum wine
15. redegit in veros timores
Caesar returned her mind to real fears
16. Caesar, ab Italia volantem
Caesar, pursuing her flight from Italy
17. remis adurgens, accipiter velut
pursuing with oars, like a hawk
18. mollis columbas aut leporem citus
pursues tender doves or a swift hunter pursues a hare
19. venator in campis nivalis
a hunter on the plains of snowy
20. Haemoniae, daret ut catenis
of Thessaly, so as to put her in chains
21. fatale monstrum. Quae generosius
the deadly monster. Who, more nobly
22. perire quaerens nec muliebriter
seeking to die, neither like a woman
23. expavit ensem nec latentis
feared the sword nor hidden
24. classe cita reparavit oras.
did she recover hiding shores with her swift fleet
25. ausa et iacentem visere regiam
And she dared to visit her palace lying in ruins
26. vultu sereno, fortis et asperas
with a calm face, and she was brave enough to handle rough
27. tractare serpentes, ut atrum
to handle snakes, so as to imbibe black
28. corpore conbiberet venenum
to imbibe venom in her body
29. deliberata morte ferocior
more ferocious because of her predetermined death
30. saevis Liburnis scilicet invidens
obviously begrudging savage Liburnian galleys
31. privata deduci superbo,
and to be led away as a private citizen in a proud triumph
32. non humilis mulier, triumpho.
she was not a lowly woman