is shining with longing for me". Excellent review of solutions proposed in the 19th century. Supports a three-poem model, in which gratum refers to meeting his lover, Lesbia. External links Translations Catullus 2 & 2b from the VRoma Project. Catullus 2 from the Catullus Translations Website. Catullus 2b from the Catullus Translations Website. Catullus 2 (lines 1–8) from the Cipher Journal website (bizarre ending) Catullus 2 & 2b Rick Snyder's translation in jubilat (2003) Other "Notes on the text, interpretation, and translation problems of Catullus", by S.J. Harrison and S.J. Heyworth, from an Oxford University Web site: As HTML page [users.ox.ac.uk/~sjh/documents/catconj.doc] As WordPad file Page explaining the relationship of the sounds of the poem to its meaning and a link to a recording of the poem sung in Latin Text with translation notes Page with a link to WordPad document of "Sparrows and Apples: The Unity of Catullus 2", by S.J. Harrison, an article in Scripta Classica Israelica (scroll down to "Articles in Journals" No. 60) Interview with Jeffrey Eugenides on his book of bittersweet love-stories, My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead C002 Poems about birds Articles containing video clips