For I sing of the delicate Eros

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by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)

Translation © by Kairui (Kerry) Zhou

τὸν Ἔρωτα γὰρ τὸν ἁβρὸν

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG

[τὸν] Ἔρωτα γὰρ τὸν ἁβρὸν
μέλομαι βρύοντα μίτραις
πολυανθέμοισ’ ἀείδειν∙
ὅδε καὶ θεῶν δυνάστης,
ὅδε καὶ βροτοὺς  δαμάζει

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by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "τὸν Ἔρωτα γὰρ τὸν ἁβρὸν" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Luigi Dallapiccola.

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ENG English (Kairui (Kerry) Zhou) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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For I sing of the delicate Eros

Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

For I sing of [the] delicate Eros,
Crowned with flowers, gently blooming,
In perennial verse, his tale I sing.
He, a sovereign of heavenly realms,
Tames even mortal hearts.

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a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "τὸν Ἔρωτα γὰρ τὸν ἁβρὸν"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-01
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