As for him who finds [ ... ]
1. Tell everyone Sung Text
Score: Carol Barnett [external link]Note: this is a multi-text setting
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), "We shall enjoy it", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 2, first published 1958, copyright © 1968
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Tell everyone [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), "Tell everyone", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 1, first published 1958, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 160
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Confirmed with Mary Barnard, Sappho: A New Translation, University of California, 2019
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2. Cicada
Language: English
Rubbing its wings incessantly [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Carol Barnett (b. 1949), copyright © [an adaptation]
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- a text in English by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927), "The Cricket", copyright ©
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- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 101a
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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.3. Whirlwind
Language: English
Like a mountain whirlwind [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927), "The Blast of Love", appears in Sappho Poems: A New Version, copyright © 1998
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- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title [text unavailable]
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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.4. Midnight
Language: English
Tonight I’ve watched [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), "Tonight I’ve watched", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 64, copyright © 1986
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- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 168B
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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.5. Hesperos
Language: English
Hesperos, you bring home all the bright dawn scattered [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927), "Evening Star", appears in Sappho Poems: A New Version, copyright © 1998
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς", appears in Fragments, no. 104A
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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.In: Sappho, Sappho Poems: A New Version, translated by Willis Barnstone, Green Integer Books, 1998
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