Enter on the way of training while the spirits in youth are still pliable.
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
The hour is ripe, and yonder lies the way.
They are able who think they are able.
Then endure for a while, and live for a happier day!
May the countryside and the gliding valley streams content me. Lost to fame, let me love river and woodland.