τῶν οἰκιῶν ὑμῶν ἐμπιπραμένων αὐτοὶ ᾄδετε → your homes are on fire and all you can do is sing
cardămum: i, n., = κάρδαμον>,I a kind of cress (pure Lat. nasturtium), Scrib. Comp. 129; App. Herb. 20; Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 13.