Sirmio, you jewel of all peninsulas br and all the islands of the crystal lakes br and the great oceans Neptune circles, br how delightedly, how gladly, I return, br hardly believing myself I’ve safely left br Thynia and those Black Sea shores behind. br br What is better than to be free from care br when the mind throws off its load and, at last, br from foreign journeys, we reach our own home, br sink back to rest on the one bed we longed for? br This is reward enough for all our efforts. br You, welcome sight, O lovely Sirmio, be happy, br and you too, Lydian Lake Garda’s waters, br laugh, with whatever gleaming laughter you have.