Zeus, the beginning of all things, the ruler of all things, Zeus, to thee I make libation of this beginning of song.
Three Songs from the Greek Lyric Poets
by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946)
1. Zeus, the beginning of all things [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Brooks (1861 - 1936), no title, appears in Greek Lyric Poets
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Terpander (flourished first half of the 7th century BCE)
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Confirmed with Greek Lyric Poets. Selected and Translated by Francis Brooks, M. A., London, David Nutt, 1896, page 16. Note: this is a prose translation. We have added line-breaks to make it line up with the original.
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2. Poseidon of the golden trident [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Poseidon of the golden trident, lord of the sea, mightiest of gods, earth-encircling, dweller in the teeming brine, around thee fin-borne creatures gambol in a circle, the music-loving dolphins, leaping nimbly up with light-darting feet, snub-nosed and with bristling manes, whelps swift of speed, the sea-brood of the divine Nereid maids whom Amphitrite bore: -- ye who, when treacherous men cast me from the hollow, sea-voyaging ship into the dark billows of the deep, brought me, adrift on the Sicilian waters, to the land of Pelops and the headland of Taenarus, carrying me on your curved backs, cleaving the furrow of the ocean plain, a path untrodden.
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Brooks (1861 - 1936), no title, appears in Greek Lyric Poets
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Arion (flourished in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE)
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Confirmed with Greek Lyric Poets. Selected and Translated by Francis Brooks, M. A., London, David Nutt, 1896, pages 34-35. Note: this is a prose translation. We have added line-breaks to make it line up with the original.
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3. Victory, giver of sweet gifts [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Victory, giver of sweet gifts, standing by the side of Zeus in gold-decked Olympus, awards the issue of well-doing to immortals and to mortals.
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Brooks (1861 - 1936), appears in Greek Lyric Poets
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Bacchylides (flourished 5th century BCE), no title
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Confirmed with Greek Lyric Poets. Selected and Translated by Francis Brooks, M. A., London, David Nutt, 1896, page 148. Note: this is a prose translation. We have added line-breaks to make it line up with the original.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 152