Cygnus
Cum me fata vocant, ad amoeni fluminis oram
Me moriens maesto carmine solor olor.
THE SWAN
When Fates me call, the Rivers Bank close by,
I sweetly sing my Requiem, and die.
When Fates me call, the Rivers Bank close by,
I sweetly sing my Requiem, and die.
Here is the vocabulary:
cygnus - swan
cum - when
ego - I, me
fatum - fate
voco - call
ad - to, towards
amoenus - beautiful, pleasant, agreeable
flumen - river, stream
ora - shore
morior - die
maestus - sad, gloomy
carmen - song
solor - console, comfort
olor - swan