Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς

Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς, 
ὄσα φαίνολις ἐσκέδασ’ Αὔως,
φέρῃς ὄιν, φέρῃς αἶγα, 
φέρεις ἄπυ μάτερι παῖδα.

Translation(s): ENG ENG ENG ENG FRE GER GER ITA

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Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship

• by Sappho (fl. c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς" [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in English, a translation by Helen Maude Francesca Bantock, née von Schweitzer (1868 - 1961) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation] FRE GER GER ITA by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
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• Also set in English, a translation by James Stephens (1882 - 1950) , "Hesperus", appears in Songs from the Clay, first published 1915 [an adaptation] FRE GER GER ITA by Frederick M. May.
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• Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arnold (1832 - 1904) , no title, appears in The Secret of Death with some collected poems, first published 1885 FRE GER GER ITA by Clara Angela Macirone.
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• Also set in English, a translation by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824) , "Hesperus the Bringer" [an adaptation] FRE GER GER ITA by John Woods Duke.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Raoul Schrott , appears in Die Erfindung der Poesie, first published 1997, copyright © [an adaptation] ENG ENG ENG ENG FRE ITA by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803) , no title, appears in Stimmen der Völker in Liedern, in 2. Das zweite Buch. Lieder aus dem Süd, in 5. Fragmente griechischer Lieder. Sappho, no. 4 ENG ENG ENG ENG FRE ITA by Mathilde von Kralik.
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• Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FRE GER GER by Luigi Dallapiccola.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
• FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet)

Text added to the website: 2008-01-04.
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Vespro, tutto riporti

Vespro, tutto riporti
Quanto disperse la lucente aurora;
Riporti la pecora, riporti la capra,
Riporti il figlio alla madre.

Translation(s): ENG

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Submitted by Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Authorship

• by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

• a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (fl. c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς" ENG ENG ENG ENG FRE GER GER
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Vespro, tutto riporti", from Cinque Frammenti di Saffo, no. 1. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , title 1: "Evening", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2003-10-20.
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