by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ἔρος δηὖτέ μ' ὀ λυσιμέλης δόνει
Language: Aeolic Greek 
Our translations:  FRE
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Ἔρος δηὖτέ μ' ὀ λυσιμέλης δόνει,
γλυκύπικρον ἀμάχανον ὄρπετον

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Text Authorship:

  • by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 130

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton) , no title
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , no title, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Salvatore Quasimodo) , no title


Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-29
Line count: 2
Word count: 9

Language: English  after the Aeolic Greek 
Love:
A crawling beast,
Bittersweet

Composition:

    Set to music by Janet Oates (b. 1970), "Limb-loosening love", 2020 [ soprano and piano ]
        Score: Janet Oates [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-08-23
Line count: 3
Word count: 5