Παρθενία, παρθενία, ποῖ με λίποισ' ἀποίχῃ; Οὐκέτι ἥξω πρὸς σε, οὐκέτι ἥξω.
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Note: Herder's translation beginning "Ach die gliederlösende böse Liebe quält mich" appears to incorporate this fragment.
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title [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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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) , no title ; composed by Chiara Benati.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-03
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"Fanciullezza, fanciullezza [mi]1 lasci, dove vai?" "Non tornerò [più da te]2, mai [più ritornerò]2."
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Benati: "che mi"
2 Benati: "più"
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Chiara Benati (b. 1956), "Fanciullezza", 1999 [ soprano and piano ], from Liriche antiche, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-06-24
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