No. 101

　　by Gaius Valerius Catullus

　　 Translated by Charles Martin

　　 Driven across many nations， across many oceans，

　　 I am here， my brother， for this final parting，

　　 to offer at last those gifts which the dead are given

　　 and to speak in vain to your unspeaking ashes，

　　 since bitter fortune forbids you to hear me or answer，

　　 O my wretched brother， so abruptly taken！

　　 But now I must celebrate grief with funeral tributes

　　 offered the dead in the ancient way of the fathers；

　　 accept these presents， wet with my brotherly tears， and

　　 now & forever， my brother， hail & farewell