I am not really keen to wish to please you, Caesar
Catullus, Liber, 93
I am not really keen to wish to please you, Caesar,
Nor to know whether you are black or white.
The best of iCarmina (first published on 09.01.08). Nobody in Rome could ignore Caesar. But Catullus pretended to do it.
Si potrebbe adattare cosi’…
Compiacer Silvio non mi da’ pensiero.
Neanche sapere se sia bianco o nero.