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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891)

Ἔρος δ' ἐτίναξέ μοι
Language: Aeolic Greek 
Ἔρος δ' ἐτίναξέ μοι
φρένας, ὠς ἄνεμος κὰτ ὄρος δρύσιν ἐμπέτων.

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  • by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Henry Thornton Wharton (1846 - 1895) , no title ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
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  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) , no title ; composed by Goffredo Petrassi.
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  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) ; composed by Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton) , no title
  • FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , no title
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Salvatore Quasimodo) , no title


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2015-11-05
Line count: 2
Word count: 11

L'amour agite mon cœur
Language: French (Français)  after the Aeolic Greek 
L'amour agite mon cœur 
comme le vent agita les feuilles des chênes sur les montagnes...

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-25
Line count: 2
Word count: 15

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