by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation © by Walter Jens (1923 - 2013)

Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Aeolic Greek 
Du!/ Unter Blumen auf goldenem Thron
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Composition:

    Set to music by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), no title, 2000, first performed 2000 [ soprano, 3 violins, 2 violoncellos, contrabass, English horn, bassoon, and contrabassoon ], from Drei Gedichte der Sappho, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Walter Jens (1923 - 2013), copyright © [an adaptation]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-03
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Word count: 214