| A | B |
| senum sevēriōrum | of the quite strict old men |
| ūnius...assis | [as worth] one as |
| Sōlēs occidere...possunt | suns are able to set |
| cum semel | when once |
| est...dormienda | is about to be slept |
| Dā mī bāsia mīlle | give to me a thousand kisses |
| deinde usque altera mīlle | then continuously another thousand |
| cum...fēcerīmus | when we will have made |
| nē sciāmus | so that we may not know |
| nē quis malus | so that not anyone bad |
| invidēre possit | may be able to envy |
| cum...sciat esse | since he knows that there is |
| tantum...bāsiōrum | such a great quantity of kisses |
| Quaeris quot | you ask how many |
| Quam magnus numerus | how great a number |
| quam sīdera multa | how many stars |
| cum tacet nox | when the night is silent |
| satis et super...est | is enough and more |
| vēsānō...Catullō | for crazy Catullus |
| nec pernumerāre...possint | may not be able to count |
| nec mala fascināre lingua | nor a bad tongue to jinx |