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Set by Hana Ajiashvili , no title, 2015, copyright © 2019 [ 2 sopranos, recorder, viola da gamba, harpsichord and guitar ], from Mere Air, no. 4, Rijswijk : Stichting Donemus Beheer; two texts simultaneously
    Publisher: Donemus [external link] [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.


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I don't know what to do:
My mind is divided,
Split in two.

Text Authorship:

  • by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958), "Sappho, fragment 51", loose translation/interpretation [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 51
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Beautiful swift sparrows
rising on whirring wings
flee the dark earth for sun-bright air...

Text Authorship:

  • by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958), "Sappho, fragment 1", loose translation/interpretation [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), appears in Fragments, no. 1
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Author(s): Michael R. Burch (b. 1958)
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