by Paul the Silentiary (d. 575?80)

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά) 
Our translations:  ITA
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Αἴθε δὲ καὶ κραδίης πυρσὸς συναπέσβεθο λύχνῳ
  μηδέ μ ’ ὑπ ’ ἀγρύπνοις δηρὸν ἔκαιε πόθοις .

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Composition:

    Set to music by Gwyn Pritchard (b. 1948), "Luchnos", 2007, first performed 2007, stanza 2 [ 2 sopranos, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass a cappella ]

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

  • ENG English (John (or Jack) William Mackail) , "Waiting"
  • ENG English (William Roger Paton)
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Lucerna", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 29