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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)

Translation by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001)

ἔγω δ᾿ ἐπὶ μολθάκαν

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

ἔγω δ᾿ ἐπὶ μολθάκαν
τύλαν ⟨κα⟩σπολέω †μέλεα· κἂν μὲν τετύλαγκας ἀσπόλεα†

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with David A. Campbell, Greek Lyric, Vol. I: Sappho and Alcaeus, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982

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Text Authorship:

by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 46 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Mary Barnard) , no title, appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 45

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If you will come

Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

If you will come 
I shall put out 
new pillows for 
you to rest on

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Mary Barnard, Sappho: A New Translation, Berkeley : University of California Press, 1958

Text Authorship:

by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), no title, appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 45 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 46
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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):

[ None yet in the database ]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 15