principio pinguem taedis et robore secto ingentem struxere pyram, cui frondibus atris intexunt latera, et feralis ante cupressos constituunt, decorantque super fulgentibus armis.
And first they raise a huge pyre, rich with pitchy pine and oaken logs. Its sides they entwine with somber foliage, set in front funereal cypresses, and adorn it above with gleaming arms.