by Homer (flourished 8th century BCE)
Translation by Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
Oh stay, O pride of Greece! Ulysses,...
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Oh stay, O pride of Greece! Ulysses, stay! Oh cease thy course, and listen to our lay! Blest is the man ordain'd our voice to hear, The song instructs the soul, and charms the ear. Approach! thy soul shall into raptures rise! Approach! and learn new wisdom from the wise! We know whate'er the kings of mighty name Achieved at Ilion in the field of fame; Whate'er beneath the sun's bright journey lies. Oh stay, and learn new wisdom from the wise!'
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Confirmed with Homer. Odyssey, translated by Alexander Pope, 1725.
Text Authorship:
- by Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744), no title, Book XII [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Homer (flourished 8th century BCE) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Eric Moe (b. 1954), "The Song of the Sirens", 1998 [ voice and piano ], from Siren songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
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