by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958)
κὰτ ἔμον στάλαχμον
Language: Aeolic Greek
κὰτ ἔμον στάλαχμον
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Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 37 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958) , "Sappho, fragment 37", loose translation/interpretation ; composed by Hana Ajiashvili.
- Also set in English, a translation by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001) , no title, appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 61, copyright © ; composed by David Maslanka.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael R. Burch) , "Sappho, fragment 37", loose translation/interpretation
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-27
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Word count: 3
Sappho, fragment 37
Language: English after the Aeolic Greek
1. Pain drains me to the last drop.1 2. Pain drains me; may thunderstorms and lightning strike my condemners.
H. Ajiashvili sets stanza 1
1 Ajiashvili adds "Pain penetrates me/ Drop by drop!"
Text Authorship:
- by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958), "Sappho, fragment 37", loose translation/interpretation [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- 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]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 20