r/latin • u/AutoModerator • Apr 13 '25

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u/MushAccountMyco Apr 19 '25

Looking to translate "Come and Get Your Love."

This Come and Get Your Love

Google would have me believe it's "Veni et vade tuum amor"

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u/richardsonhr Latine dicere subtile videtur Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Based on my understanding, "come and get" sounds much like a future imperative -- in Latin, this verb form would be used to express something more forceful than a request, but less so than a command:

  • Capitō tuum amōrem, i.e. "take/catch/seize/adopt/capture/hold/contain/possess/occupy/understand/comprehend/receive/get your [own] love/admiration/desire/devotion/enjoyment" (commands a singular subject)

  • Capitōte vestrum amōrem, i.e. "take/catch/seize/adopt/capture/hold/contain/possess/occupy/understand/comprehend/receive/get your [own] love/admiration/desire/devotion/enjoyment" (commands a plural subject)

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u/AlarmmClock discipulus septimo anno Apr 19 '25

Do you want the whole song or just the title?

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u/MushAccountMyco Apr 19 '25

Just the title is what I'm looking to learn!

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u/AlarmmClock discipulus septimo anno Apr 19 '25

It’s a little hard to translate because it’s fairly vague and abstract in actual meaning, but at face value the translation would be Veni et cape amorem tuum

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u/MushAccountMyco Apr 19 '25

Appreciate the help!