Do thou, O Dica, set garlands upon thy lovely hair

by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)

Translation by Edwin Marion Cox (1869 - 1942)

Σὺ δὲ στεφάνοισ, α Δίκα περθέσαθ᾽...

Language: Aeolic Greek

Σὺ δὲ στεφάνοισ, α Δίκα περθέσαθ᾽ ἐράταισ φόβαισιν,
ὄρπακασ ἀνήτοιο συν ῤραισ᾽ ἀπάλαισι χέψιν,
ἐγάνθεσιν ἔκ γὰρ πέλεται καὶ χάριτοσ μακαιρᾶν
μᾶλλον προτέρην, ἀστερφανώτοισι δ᾽ ἀπυστερέφονται.

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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961) , copyright © ; composed by Dorothea Hofmann.

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Do thou, O Dica, set garlands upon thy...

Language: English after the Aeolic Greek

Do thou, O Dica, set garlands upon thy lovely hair, 
weaving sprigs of dill with thy delicate hands; 
for those who wear fair blossoms may surely stand first, 
even in the presence of Goddesses who look 
  without favour upon those who come ungarlanded.

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Confirmed with The Poems of Sappho, translated by Edwin Marion Cox, London and New York City: William and Norgate, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924, page 75. Note: this is a prose text. Line breaks have been added.

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by Edwin Marion Cox (1869 - 1942), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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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):

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-06-13
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Word count: 43