by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE)
Translation by John Addington Symonds (1840 - 1893)

Language: English  after the Greek (Ελληνικά) 
Cold blows the winter wind: 't is Love,
Whose sweet eyes swim with honeyed tears,
That bears me to thy doors, my love,
Tossed by the storm of hopes and fears.

Cold blows the blast of aching Love;
But be thou for my wand'ring sail,
Adrift upon these waves of love,
Safe harbor from the whistling gale!

Composition:

    Set to music by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Love at the door", 1934 [ medium voice and piano ]

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Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson

This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
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