ἦλθες, †καλ’† ἐπόησας, ἔγω δέ σ’ ἐμαιόμαν, ὂν δ’ ἔψυξας ἔμαν φρένα καιομέναν πόθῳ.
Sappho - Fünf griechische Lieder
Song Cycle by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017)
1. Älthes, kal epoäsas  [sung text not yet checked]
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- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. O kala o chariessa kora  [sung text not yet checked]
ὦ κάλα, ὦ χαρίεσσα κόρα
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- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Asteres men amfi kalan selannan  [sung text not yet checked]
Ἄστερες μὲν ἀμφὶ κάλαν σελάνναν ἂψ ἀπυκρύπτοισι φάεννον εἶδος, ὄπποτα πλήθοισα μάλιστα λάμπῃ γᾶν [ἐπὶ πᾶσαν] ... ἀργυρία ...
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- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Willis Barnstone) , copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet)
- GER German (Deutsch) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Note: this is often referred to as Sappho Fragment 4 D.
Note: the transliteration of the incipit used in Killmayer's setting is: "Asteres men amfi kalan selannan"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
4. Fainetai moi kynos  [sung text not yet checked]
Φαίνεταί μοι κῆνοσ ἴͅσοσ θέοισιν ἔμμεν’ ὤνηρ, ὄττισ ἐνάντιόσ τοι ἰσδάνει καὶ πλάσιον ἆδυ φωνεί‑ σασ ὐπακούει καὶ γελαίσασ ἰμέρσεν, τό μ’ ἦ μὰν καρδίαν ἐν στήθεσιν ἐπτόαισεν. ὠσ γὰρ ἔσ σ’ ἴδω βρόχε’ ὤσ με φώνη‑ σ’ οὐδὲν ἔτ’ εἴκει, ἀλλ’ ἄκαν μὲν γλῶσσα μ’ ἔαγε, λέπτον β’ αὔτικα χρῶι πῦρ ὐπαδεδρόμακεν, ὀππάτεσσι δ’ οὐδὲν ὄρημμ’, ἐπιβρό‑ μεισι δ’ ἄκουαι, κὰδ δέ μ’ ἴδρωσ κακχέεται, τρόμοσ βὲ λαῖσαν ἄγρει, χλωροτέρα βὲ ποίασ ἔμμι, τεθνάκην δ’ ὀλίγω ’πιδεύησ φαίνομ’ ἔμ’ αὔται.
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "À une femme aimée"
- FRE French (Français) (Pauline Mary Tarn) , "Ode à une Femme aimée", first published 1903
- GER German (Deutsch) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , copyright ©
5. Ud'ian sokimoimi prosidoisa faos alio  [sung text not yet checked]
οὐδ' ἴαν δοκίμωμι προσίδοισαν φάος ἀλίω ἔσσεσθαι σοφίαν πάρθενον εἰς οὐδένα πω χρόνον τεαύταν
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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Alternate form (Cox):Οὐδ᾽ ἴαν δοκίμοιμι προσίδοισαν φάοσ ἀλίω ἔσσεσθαι σοφίαν πάρθενον ἐισ οὐδένα πω χρόνον τοιαύταν.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]