1.
Pain
drains
me
to
the
last
drop.
Pain penetrates me
Drop by drop!
... Mere Air
Set by Hana Ajiashvili , "Mere Air", 2015, copyright © 2019 [ 2 sopranos, recorder, viola da gamba, harpsichord and guitar ], from Mere Air, no. 1, Rijswijk : Stichting Donemus Beheer
Publisher: Donemus [external link]
[Sung Text]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Text Authorship:
- by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958), "Sappho, fragment 37", loose translation/interpretation
Based on:
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]Mere air, my words' fare, but intoxicating to hear. You ignite me!
Text Authorship:
- by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958), loose translation/interpretation
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [text unavailable]
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Note: a Sapphic inscription on a long-stemmed cup in an Athens museum.
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]Author(s): Michael R. Burch (b. 1958)