by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
ἔστι μοι κάλα πάις χρυσίοισιν ἀνθέμοισιν
Language: Aeolic Greek
ἔστι μοι κάλα πάις χρυσίοισιν ἀνθέμοισιν ἐμφέρην ἔχοισα μόρφαν Κλέις ἀγαπάτα, ἀντὶ τᾶς ἔγωὐδὲ Λυδίαν παῖσαν οὐδ' ἐράνναν ...
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Jakob Mähly (1828 - 1902) RUS ; composed by Erkki Gustaf Melartin.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) , "Дочери" [an adaptation] GER ; composed by Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2015-11-05
Line count: 3
Word count: 19