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by Endre Ady (1877 - 1919)

Sappho szerelmes éneke
Language: Hungarian (Magyar) 
Boldog legény, istenek párja,
Szemben ki ülhet szép szemeddel,
Édes kacajos közeleddel,
Kacajoddal; mely szíven-vágva
Fogja a mellem.

Hacsak már látlak, elalélok,
Torkomon a szavak elfulnak,
Bőrömre zápor-szikrák hullnak,
Szememben sötét, vad árnyékok
S lárma fülemben.

Hideg verejték veri testem,
Remegően, félve, halóan,
Az őszi fűszálnál fakóbban
Állok és már érzem a vesztem,
Meghalok érted.

Text Authorship:

  • by Endre Ady (1877 - 1919), "Sappho szerelmes éneke", appears in Szeretném, ha szeretnének, in A Hágár oltára, first published 1909 [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):

  • by Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967), "Sappho szerelmes éneke", op. 9 (Fünf Lieder = Öt dal (Five Songs)) no. 2 (1915-8), published 1924 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Zoltán Kodály.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 55

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