by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803)
Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς
Language: Aeolic Greek
Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς, ὄσα φαίνολις ἐσκέδασ’ Αὔως, φέρῃς ὄιν, φέρῃς αἶγα, φέρεις ἄπυ μάτερι παῖδα.
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet)
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-04
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Word count: 15
Lieblicher Abendstern Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Aeolic Greek
Lieblicher Abendstern, Alles bringst du, bringest Wein, Bringst Freud' und Freunde, Bringst der Mutter ein Bübchen, Und was bringst du mir?
Composition:
- Set to music by Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "Lieblicher Abendstern" [ voice and piano ], from Lied der Sappho , no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), no title, appears in Stimmen der Völker in Liedern, in 2. Das zweite Buch. Lieder aus dem Süd, in 5. Fragmente griechischer Lieder. Sappho, no. 4
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς"
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-03
Line count: 5
Word count: 21