Ἐπειδὴ βροτὸσ ἐτύχθην βιότου τρίβον ὁβεύειν, χρόνον ἔγνων, δν παρῆλθον, δν δ ̓ ἔχω δραμεῖν, οὐχ οἴδα. Μέθετ ̓ οὔν με φροντίδεσ δή, μηδε’ν μοι χαὶ ὑμῖν ἔστω. Πρὶν ἐμὲ φθάσῃ τὸ τέλοσ, παίξω, γελάσω, χορεύσω, μετὰτοῦ χαλοῦ Λυαίου.
See also Ronsard's Imitation d'Anacreon.
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Note on TransliterationsAuthorship:
- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 24 [author's text not yet checked 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), "Εις εαυτον", 1815?, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Rémy Belleau (1527/8 - 1577) , "De vivre gayement" ; composed by Jacques-Michel Zoubaloff.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "An sich selbst" ; composed by Carl Loewe.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Lawrence Sisk) , "On himself", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "Sur lui-même", first published 1847
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Weil ich sterblich bin geboren, Um den Lebensweg zu wandern: Kann ich zwar die Bahn bestimmen, Die ich schon durchlaufen habe, Aber nicht, wieviel mir übrig. Nun so laßt mich denn, ihr Sorgen, Nichts hab' ich mit euch zu schaffen! Scherzen, lachen, tanzen will ich Mit dem schönen Gott der Reben, Eh' der Tod mich überraschet.
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Confirmed with Anakreons Gedichte, nebst zwey andern anakreontischen Gedichten, und den Oden der Sappho. Aus dem Griechischen in die Versarten des Originals übersetzt, Leipzig, bey Weidmanns Erben und Reich, 1776, page 55.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "An sich selbst" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
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), "Auf sich selbst", 1815?, also set in Greek (Ελληνικά) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "To thyself", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "A sé stesso", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 56