You know the place: then [ ... ]
Chariessa. A Cycle of Six Songs on Fragments from Sappho
Song Cycle by Sheila Silver (b. 1946)
1. Leave Crete and come to us [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), no title, appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 37, copyright ©
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2. Lament for a maidenhead [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Like a quince-apple [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), "Lament for a maidenhead", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 34, first published 1958, copyright ©
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- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 105
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3. The full moon is shining [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
The full moon is shining [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), "In the spring twilight", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 22, first published 1958, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with Mary Barnard, Sappho: A New Translation, Berkeley : University of California, 1986
4. Gold is God’s child [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Gold is God’s child [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), "Say what you please", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 88, first published 1958, copyright ©
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- a text in Aeolic Greek possibly by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with Mary Barnard, Sappho: A New Translation, Berkeley : University of California, 1986
5.
Language: English
Tonight I’ve watched [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), appears in Sappho: A New Translation, copyright © 1986
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Total word count: 165