[as^min]
ad regum thalamos numine prospero
qui caelum superi quique regunt fretum
adsint cum populis rite fauentibus.
primum sceptriferis colla Tonantibus
taurus celsa ferat tergore candido;                                                  60
Lucinam niuei femina corporis
intemptata iugo placet, et asperi
Martis sanguineas quae cohibet manus,
quae dat belligeris foedera gentibus
et cornu retinet diuite copiam,                                                        65
donetur tenera mitior hostia.
et tu, qui facibus legitimis ades,
noctem discutiens auspice dextera
huc incede gradu marcidus ebrio,
praecingens roseo tempora uinculo.                                               70
et tu, quae, gemini praeuia temporis,
tarde, stella, redis semper amantibus:
te matres, auide te cupiunt nurus
quamprimum radios spargere lucidos.

62-66 Cf. Ara Pacis Augustae, côté est

                                                                                                                [gl]
uincit uirgineus decor                                                                     75
longe Cecropias nurus,
et quas Taygeti iugis
exercet iuuenum modo
muris quod caret oppidum,
et quas Aonius latex                                                                       80
Alpheosque sacer lauat.
si forma uelit aspici,
cedent Aesonio duci
proles fulminis improbi  
aptat qui iuga tigribus,                                                                    85
nec non, qui tripodas mouet,
frater uirginis asperae,
cedet Castore cum suo
Pollux caestibus aptior.
sic, sic, caelicolae, precor,                                                              90
uincat femina coniuges,
uir longe superet uiros.

                                                                                                              [as^min]
haec cum femineo constitit in choro,
unius facies praenitet omnibus.
sic cum sole perit sidereus decor,                                                   95
et densi latitant Pleiadum greges,
cum Phoebe solidum lumine non suo
orbem circuitis cornibus alligat.
ostro sic niueus puniceo color
perfusus rubuit, sic nitidum iubar                                                   100
pastor luce noua roscidus aspicit.
ereptus thalamis Phasidis horridi,
effrenae solitus pectora coniugis
inuita trepidus prendere dextera,
felix Aeoliam corripe uirginem                                                      105
nunc primum soceris sponse uolentibus.
concesso, iuuenes, ludite iurgio,
hinc illinc, iuuenes, mittite carmina:
rara est in dominos iusta licentia.

102 Cf. Ovide her. 12,105 illa ego, quae tibi sum nunc denique barbara facta 

                                                                                                                        [da⁶]
candida thyrsigeri proles generosa Lyaei,                                      110
multifidam iam tempus erat succendere pinum:
excute sollemnem digitis marcentibus ignem.
festa dicax fundat conuicia fescenninus,
soluat turba iocos – tacitis eat illa tenebris,
si qua peregrino nubit furtiua marito.                                             115

111 Cf. Ovide Met. 7,257-261 … passis Medea capillis | bacchantum ritu flagrantis circuit aras | multifidasque faces in fossa sanguinis atra | tinguit et infectas geminis accendit in aris | terque senem flamma, ter aqua, ter sulphure lustrat.