by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation © by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001)
ἀρτίως μὲν ἀ χρυσοπέδιλος Αὔως
Language: Aeolic Greek
ἀρτίως μὲν ἀ χρυσοπέδιλος Αὔως
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Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 123 [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 Linda Dusman (b. 1956), no title, 1985, copyright © 1985 [ soprano, flute, violoncello piano and percussion ], from Elio: Visions of Light, no.
Publisher: Linda Dusman [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Mary Barnard) , copyright ©
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This text was added to the website: 2026-11-06
Line count: 1
Word count: 5
Standing by my bed
Language: English after the Aeolic Greek
Standing by my bed [ ... ]
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- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 123
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 ]
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-06
Line count: 4
Word count: 13