Catullus' poems on p friendship - E. Curiel

Catullus’ <strong>poems</strong> onfriendshipCultural exchange Utrechts StedelijkGymnasium–Liceo Curiel PadovaAnno Scolastico 2006-20072007

What is it likebeing friends?According to Catullus…

CARMEN IX• Visam te incolumem audiamque Hiberiumnarrantem loca, facta, nationes[…]The importance of knowing that your friendfeels well.Your friend listens to you and is interested inwhat you say.• Venisti […] o quantum est hominum beatiorumquid me laetius est beatiusve?Your friend is coming to visit you because he ishappy to be your friend.

CARMEN XIII• Si tecum attuleris bonam atque magnam cenam, nonsine candida puella et vino et sale et omnibuscachinnis.• Sed contra accipies meros amores, seu quid suaviuselegantiusve estFirst Catullus wants gifts, then he’s going g to givefriendship.

CARMEN LXXIII• Omnia sunt ingrata• Ut mihi, quem nemo gravius nec acerbiusurget, quam modo qui me unum atque unicumamicum habuit.You have to think of yourself too and not only ofyour friends.You are vulnerable when you have a friendship.

Is it important in your life havingfriends?Friends are important because:• They can help you to make choices.• You can have a lot of fun with your friends.• You can tell them about your secrets.• You can do activities with your friends.According to these points friends can make you happierAccording to these points, friends can make you happierso they are important to us.

Modern songs about friends andfriendship

Queen: Friends will be friendsAnother red letter day,So the pound has dropped and the children are creating,The other half ran away,Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber,Got a pain in the chest,Doctors on strike what you need is a restIt's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trust,Friends will be friends,When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,Friends will be friends,When you're through with life and all hope is lost,Hold out your hand cos friends will be friends right till the endNow it's a beautiful day,The postman delivered a letter from your lover,Only a phone call away,You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number,As a matter of fact,You're getting used to life without him in your wayIt's so easy now, cos you got friends you can trust,Friends will be friends,When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,Friends will be friends,When you're through with life and all hope is lost,Hold out your hand cos friends will be friends (right till the end)

The Charlatans: My Beautiful FriendMy beautiful friendI will pay attention don’t say this is the endI find it hard to describe youTo point and discover youCould I tell you once againO my beautiful friendLet me sleep and I will feed you when you’re hungry4 ever live inside of meThru the holes in the pockets of my clothesHigh as high as an angelI will stand there beside youLove is all we needMy beautiful friendMy beautiful friendI swear I adore youAin’t no woman deep enoughI don’t know how we made it this far dear?c without losing at least an earI could leave us, I could leave us a paintingOur lives are-a-changingI couldn’t and I wouldn’t want to change youDon’t you know it I can save youI will do all of this on myVer-y ?cown-My beautiful friendMy beautiful friend(can I ask you) do you ever get this feelingWhen it’s hard to carry on

We thank you for your attention• Federico Tosi• Enrico Carraro• Giacomo Pérez Navarro• Jet te Winkel• Eveline Visee