by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Henry Thornton Wharton (1846 - 1895)
Ἔρος δ' ἐτίναξέ μοι
Language: Aeolic Greek
Ἔρος δ' ἐτίναξέ μοι φρένας, ὠς ἄνεμος κὰτ ὄρος δρύσιν ἐμπέτων.
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See also Wie hernieder vom Berge Sturmwind stürzt.
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 47 [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Henry Thornton Wharton (1846 - 1895) , no title ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) , no title ; composed by Goffredo Petrassi.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) ; composed by Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton) , no title
- ENG English (Mary Barnard) , "Without warning", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 44, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , no title
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Salvatore Quasimodo) , no title
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Word count: 11
Now Eros shakes my soul
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Language: English after the Aeolic Greek
Now Eros shakes my soul, a wind on the mountain falling on the oaks.
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- by Henry Thornton Wharton (1846 - 1895), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-11-05
Line count: 2
Word count: 15