Poesia kaiera
Formianus-en neska-lagun gazteari
Valerius Catullus-en arabera
Agur! Andre gazte hori, sudur
ttipiegirik inolaz ere ez duzuna,
Oin bat ez duzu ederra
eta zure begiak ez dira beltzak;
Erhiak ez dituzu luzeak ezta lehorra ahoa,
Mihia ere ez duzu sobera dotore,
zeu zara Formianus, kosmetiko saltzailearen laguna,
eta probintzian eder deitzen zaituzte denek,
eta Lesbiarekin ere gonbaratzen zaituzte.
Hau aro zorigaiztokoa!
To Formianus’ Young Lady Friend
After Valerius Catullus
All Hail! young lady with a nose / by no means too small, / With a foot unbeautiful, / and with eyes that are not black, / With fingers that are not long, and with a mouth undry, / And with a tongue by no means too elegant, / You are the friend of Formianus, the vendor of cosmetics, / And they call you beautiful in the province, / And you are even compared to Lesbia. // O most unfortunate age!