Sing in me, muse, of arms and a man, who first from the shores of Troy.
Through pain I've learned to comfort suffering men
Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers.
You, Roman, remember to rule peoples with your power. -Tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento
Endure and save yourselves for happier times.
These passions of soul, these conflicts so fierce, will cease, and be repressed by the casting of a little dust.