by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939)
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Yea, cast me from heights of the mountains to deeps of the ocean, Let the thunderbolt strike me, o'erwhelm me with fire or with snow! Since him whom Love's burden hath crushed, and whom Eros hath broken, Not even the swift-winged lightnings of Zeus can o'erthrow!
Composition:
- Set to music by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), no title, op. 45 no. 1 [ TTBB chorus ], from Five Part-songs from the Greek Anthology, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939)
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Word count: 46