by Arthur Hjalmar Borgström (1859 - 1927)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FIN
Thaïs, once Helen, of Zeus begotten,
unforgettable unforgotten,
doom'd to pass deathless
through new incarnations,
ever the wonder of new generations.

Thaïs, fair Thaïs, whose mystic smile
still through ages us men doth beguile.
Thaïs of Egypt and Helen of Troy,
essence Olympic and earthly alloy.

Who saw thee incarnate,
shall ne'er forget Thee.
Thaïs, I would that I never had meet Thee.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Hymn to Thaïs", alternate title: "Hymn to Thaïs, the Unforgettable", JS. 97 (1909/10?) [ voice and piano ]

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

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Hymni Thaïkselle", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 63