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#Catullus3

He talks a lot about his end of an affair with Lesbia. Kayne West says “You’re gonna be the death of me” and his sparrow will be the death of his affair with Lesbia. 

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#Catullus8 - We Are Never Getting Back Together •"Nunc iam illa nōn vult: tū quoque impotēns nōlī" ~ I remember when we broke up the first time •"Nunc iam illa nōn vult: tū quoque impotēns nōlī" ~ I remember when we broke up the first time "Quem nunc amābis?" ~ But ooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you we are never ever ever getting back together •There is a common theme of a breakup and never getting back together. A message is that now its officially over, the people will not be getting back together. Taylor Swift and Catullus make sure they get the message across that this is it, they will not be getting back together.  

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#Catullus51 - Perfect, One Direction

•"Lesbia, aspexī..." ~ When I first saw you from across the room •"Lesbia, aspexī..." ~ When I first saw you from across the room "Ōtium et rēgēs prius et beātās perdidit urbēs." ~ But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms •There is a common theme of seeing someone for the first time and causing trouble. The message of having interest in someone is prevalent. One Direction is in awe of the girl and so is Catullus.

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Catullus 70

Lyin’ Eyes- Eagles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeNBspJGVko

Latin:

-Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle -dicit: sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti                                                             in vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.

Translation:

-My woman says to me that there is none with whom she’d rather spend her days than I

-What a woman says to a desirous lover, This he ought to write in the wind and rapid water.

Lyrics: 

- She rushes to his arms, They fall together She whispers that it’s only for awhile She swears that soon she’ll be comin’ back forever She pulls away and leaves him with a smile You can’t hid your lyin’ eyes

Explanation: Both Catullus and Glenn Frey, who sings the song, speak about their distrust of women. Catullus says that his woman tells him there is nobody she loves more, but he realizes that he cannot fully trust everything she says. In the Eagles song it is also clear that although the woman says she will be back and they will be together forever, the man can tell she is untruthful. The song expresses the idea that Catullus uses to not take a woman’s words too seriously. Both authors realize how to interpret women’s words, and both agree that women lie about who they love when speaking to their “lover.”

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Catullus 5

Live While We’re Young- One Direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbPED9bisSc

Latin:

- Vivamus mea Lesbia, atque amemus, rumoresque senum severiorum omnes unius aestimemus assis!

-soles occidere et redire possunt

Translation:

- Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love, and let us judge all the rumors of old men                                                           as worth just one penny!

-The suns are able to fall and rise

Lyrics:

- And never, never, never stop for anyone Tonight let’s get some and live while we’re young

- Let’s go crazy, crazy, crazy ‘til we see the sun

-Wanna live, wanna live, wanna live while we’re young

Explanation:

In this poem, Catullus explains the joy of having his secret love, but also the desire to use every valuable moment with the one he loves. He talks about not taking anybody’s rumors stop him from loving Lesbia. He only wants to live life to the fullest and love as much as possible before he dies. One Direction uses the same idea of not letting what anybody thinks get in the way of doing what makes you happy. The band also expresses the need to live because life doesn’t last forever. The one contrast to notice is that the song is more focused on living for the night and in Catullus’ poem he wants to live and love as much as he can until he dies, These songs both display a desire to get the most out of experiences and also to not let what other people say distract you or effect your happiness.

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Catullus 85

Hate That I Love You- Rihanna (ft. Ne-Yo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMOOr7GEkj8

Latin: 

-Odi et Amo\

Translation: 

-I hate and I love

Lyric: 

-And I hate that I love you so

Explanation: Catullus expresses a sense of frustration over his love, most likely, for Lesbia. He hates it and he loves it, but he doesn’t know why he continues to let this thing torture him. Similarly, Rihanna is in a love-hate relationship with her significant other. She sings about how even when she gets mad, she stays, not knowing why, but only knowing that she cannot give it up. Catullus and Rihanna are both tortured by love, but neither can stop loving.