by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
οὐδ' ἴαν δοκίμωμι προσίδοισαν φάος ἀλίω
Language: Aeolic Greek
οὐδ' ἴαν δοκίμωμι προσίδοισαν φάος ἀλίω ἔσσεσθαι σοφίαν πάρθενον εἰς οὐδένα πω χρόνον τεαύταν
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Alternate form (Cox):Οὐδ᾽ ἴαν δοκίμοιμι προσίδοισαν φάοσ ἀλίω ἔσσεσθαι σοφίαν πάρθενον ἐισ οὐδένα πω χρόνον τοιαύταν.
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):
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Ud'ian sokimoimi prosidoisa faos alio", 1958 [soprano and instrumental ensemble], from Sappho - Fünf griechische Lieder, no. 5, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-03-06
Line count: 3
Word count: 14