sometimes misattributed to Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) and by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Alexandre Machard
Εἰς τέττιγα
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Μακαρίζομέν σε, τέττιξ, ὅτι δενδρέων ἐπ ΄ ἄκρων ὀλίγην δρόσον πεπωκώς, βασιλεὺς ὅπως, ἀείδεις. Σὰ γάρ ἐστι κεῖνα πάντα, ὁπόσα βλέπεις ἐν ἀγροῖς, κὀπόσα φέρουσιν ὧραι. Σὺ δὲ φίλτατος γεωργοῖς, σὺ δὲ τίμιος βροτοῖσι, θέρεος γλυκὺς προφήτης. Φιλέουσι μέν σε Μοῦσαι, φιλέει δὲ Φοῖβος αὐτός, λιγυρὴν δ ΄ ἔδωκεν οἴμην. Τὸ δὲ γῆρας οὔ σε τείρει, σοφέ, γηγενές, φίλυμνε, ἀπαθές, ἀναιμόσαρκε· σχεδὸν εἶ θεοῖς ὅμοιος.
Note: this was actually written about five hundred years after Anacreon's death, but follows his style. It is a product of the "Anacreontics".
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Εἰς τέττιγα" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Εἰς τέττιγα", op. 9, Heft 9 no. 5 (1835), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Pierre Barbier (1854 - 1918) ; composed by Émile Paladilhe.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Carl von Blankensee ; composed by Carl Loewe.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) , "An die Zikade", subtitle: "Nach dem Anakreon" ; composed by Anton Urspruch.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Stefan Stocker.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Abraham Cowley) , "The grasshopper" [an adaptation]
- FRE French (Français) (Alexandre Machard) , "La cigale"
- PRO Provençal (Prouvençau) (Théodore Aubanel)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-24
Line count: 17
Word count: 65
La cigale
Language: French (Français) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Nous disons : « Heureuse Cigale! » Dès que, sur la cime des arbres, Tu as bu quelques gouttes de rosée, Ainsi qu'une reine, tu chantes. Car, c'est bien à toi, tout Ce que tu vois dans les champs Et que produisent les forêts. Tu es l'amie des laboureurs, Ne leur causant aucun dommage ; Tu es vénérée des mortels, Douce prophétesse de l'Été. Les Muses te chérissent, Il te chérit aussi, Phébus, Qui t'a dotée d'une voix harmonieuse. La vieillesse ne t'accable pas. Sage, fille de la Terre, amoureuse des chants, Impassible, sans chair ni sang, Tu es, ou peu s'en faut, égale aux Dieux.
Text Authorship:
- by Alexandre Machard , "La cigale" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) misattributed to Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) and by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Εἰς τέττιγα"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-10-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 104