Vespro, tutto riporti Quanto disperse la lucente aurora; Riporti la pecora, riporti la capra, Riporti il figlio alla madre.
Cinque Frammenti di Saffo
Song Cycle by Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975)
Translated to:
English — Five Fragments by Sappho
1. Vespro, tutto riporti
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "Evening", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. O mia Gongila
Language: Italian (Italiano)
O mia Gongila, ti prego: Metti la tunica bianchissima E vieni a me davanti: io sempre Ti desidero bella nelle vesti. Così adorna, fai tremare chi guarda; E io ne godo, perché la tua belleza Rimprovera Afrodite.
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "κέλομαί σε"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "O my Gongola", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Muore il tenero Adone
Language: Italian (Italiano)
"Muore il tenero Adone, o Citerea; E noi che faremo?" "A lungo battetevi il petto, fanciulle, E laceratevi le vesti".
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "Κατθνάισκει, Κυθέρη᾽, ἄβρος"
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- ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "Tender Adonis is dying", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]4. Piena splendeva la luna Sung Text
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Piena splendeva la luna Quando presso l'altare si fermarono.
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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- ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "The moon shone at the full", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]E le Cretesi con armonia sui piedi leggeri cominciarono, Spensierate, a girare intorno all'ara Sulla tenera erba appena nata.
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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- ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]5. Io lungamente
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Io lungamente ho parlato in sogno con Afrodite.
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "For a long time", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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