Mantua gave me birth, Calabri snatched me away, now Parthenope holds me; I sang of shepherds, pastures, and heroes. -Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope, cecini pascua, rura, duces
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate.
Love conquers all; let us surrender to Love.
Facilis decensus averni. The descent into hell is easy.
Sing in me, muse, of arms and a man, who first from the shores of Troy.
Even virtue is fairer in a fair body.