by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935)
Τιμάδος ἅδε κόνις
Language: Aeolic Greek
Τιμάδος ἅδε κόνις, τὰν δη πρὸ γάμοιο θανοῦσαν δέξατο Φερσεφόνας κυάνεος θάλαμος, ἇς καὶ ἀποφθιμένας πᾶσαι νεοθᾶγι σιδάρῳ ἅλικες ἱμερτὰν κρατὸς ἔθεντο κόμαν.
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Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935) , "The dust of Timas", appears in Captain Craig, in Variations of Greek Themes, no. 6, first published 1902 FRE FRE ; composed by Frank Lewin.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Prosper Yraven [an adaptation] ENG ENG ENG ENG ; composed by Charles Gounod.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
- ENG English (Charles Isaac Elton, QC)
- ENG English (John Addington Symonds)
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "Épitaphe de la jeune Timas"
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 23
The dust of Timas
Language: English  after the Aeolic Greek
This dust was Timas; and they say That almost on her wedding day She found her bridal home to be The dark house of Persephone. And many maidens, knowing then That she would not come back again, Unbound their curls; and all in tears, They cut them off with sharpened shears.
Authorship:
- by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935), "The dust of Timas", appears in Captain Craig, in Variations of Greek Themes, no. 6, first published 1902 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frank Lewin (1925 - 2008), "The dust of Timas", published 1975 [mezzo-soprano or contralto, flute, viola, harp, and piano], from Variations of Greek Themes, no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 51