by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958)
Sappho, fragment 1
Language: English after the Aeolic Greek
Beautiful swift sparrows rising on whirring wings flee the dark earth for the sun-bright air...
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- by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958), "Sappho, fragment 1", loose translation/interpretation [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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