Passer, deliciae meae puellae,
quicum ludere, quem in sinu tenere,
cui primum digitum dare appetenti
et acris solet incitare morsus,
cum desiderio meo nitenti
carum nescio quid lubet iocari
et solaciolum sui doloris,
credo ut tum gravis acquiescat ardor:
tecum ludere sicut ipsa possem
et tristis animi levare curas!
Tam gratum est mihi quam ferunt puellae
pernici aureolum fuisse malum,
quod zonam soluit diu ligatam.
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O sparrow, a delight of my girlfriend,
with whom she is accustomed to play, whom [she is accustomed] to hold in her lap,
to whom she gives her first fingertip to it seeking it
and to incite sharp bites,
when it is pleasing for her to make some loving joke [I do 5
not know what pleasing thing] for her shining with desire for me
and it is a comfort for her own grief,
I believe it, so that then your serious passion settles down:
I am able to play with you just as she does
and to lighten the sad cares of my mind! 10
It is so pleasing to me as they say that a golden
apple was given to a swift girl,
which untied her girdle having been tied up for a long time.