by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The rub of love
Language: English  after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Once while plaiting a wreath I found Eros among the roses. I grabbed him by the wings and dipped him in the wine and drank him down. Now inside my limbs he tickles me with his wings.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The rub of love" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "The rub of love", 1995, first performed 1995. [SATB chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
Line count: 7
Word count: 37