| Tempus transit gelidum (original) | Tempus transit gelidum (translation) |
|---|---|
| Tempus transit gelidum, | The icy time passes |
| Mundus renovatur, | The world lives on |
| Verque redit floridum, | Spring returns to bloom |
| Forma rebus datur. | Beauty is given to things. |
| Avis modulatur, | The bird sings |
| Modulans letatur | Tune in |
| Lucidior | brighter |
| Et lenior | And brighter |
| Aer iam serenatur; | The air is already clearing |
| Iam florea, | Flowers already |
| Iam frondea | already leafy |
| Silva comis densatur. | The wood is thickened with leaves. |
| Ludunt super gramina | Play on the grass |
| Virgines decore, | maidens of beauty |
| Quarum nova carmina | Whose new songs |
| Dulci sonant ore. | They sound sweet in the mouth. |
| Annuunt favore | wink favor |
| Volucres canore, | The birds sing |
| Favet et odore | favors and smells |
| Tellus picta flore. | The earth is painted with flowers. |
| Cor igitur | Heart therefore |
| Et cingitur | He girds around |
| Et tangitur amore, | He is touched by love |
| Virginibus | virgins |
| Et avibus | And the camera |
| Strepentibus sonore. | By the sound of a loud noise. |
| Tendit modo retia | Tends only the net |
| Puer pharetratus; | The boy quivered |
| Cui deorum cuna | Whose gods cradle |
| Prebet famulatus, | It provides service |
| Cuius dominatus | Whose mastery |
| Nimium est latus, | Too much to the side |
| Per hunc triumphatus | By this triumph |
| Sum et sauciatus: | I am both wounded |
| Pugnaveram | I had fought |
| Et fueram | And I had been asked |
| In primis reluctatus, | In the first place |
| Sed iterum | But again |
| Per puerum | By the boy |
| Sum Veneri prostratus. | I am prostrated by Venus. |
| Unam, huius vulnere | One piece of this wound |
| Saucius, amavi, | Wounded, I loved |
| Quam sub firmo federe | Under the strong bond |
| Michi copulavi. | I joined to myself. |
| Fidem, quam iuravi, | The faith which I have sworn |
| Numquam violavi; | I have never violated |
| Rei tam suavi | The thing is so sweet |
| Totum me dicavi. | I dedicated the whole thing to myself. |
| Quam dulcia | How sweet |
| Sunt basia | There are kisses |
| Puelle! | Girl! |
| iam gustavi: | already tasted |
| Nec cinnamum | No cinnamon |
| Et balsamum | And the balsam |
| Esset tam dulce favi! | The honeycombs were so sweet! |
| (Grazie a Frasiabella per questo testo) | (Grazie by Frasiabella by questo testo) |
