by Marcus Argentarius (flourished 1st century BCE)
Translation by Richard Garnett (1835 - 1906)
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Feasting I watch with westward-looking eye The flashing constellations' pageantry. Solemn and splendid; then anon I wreathe My hair, and warbling to my harp I breathe My full heart forth, and know the heav'ns look down Pleased, for they also have their Lyre and Crown.
Composition:
- Set to music by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), no title, op. 45 no. 5 [ TTBB chorus ], from Five Part-songs from the Greek Anthology, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Garnett (1835 - 1906)
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Marcus Argentarius (flourished 1st century BCE) [text unavailable]
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Line count: 6
Word count: 45