Ἔρος δ' ἐτίναξέ μοι φρένας, ὠς ἄνεμος κὰτ ὄρος δρύσιν ἐμπέτων.
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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):
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- Also set in English, a translation by Henry Thornton Wharton (1846 - 1895) , no title ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) , no title ; composed by Goffredo Petrassi.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) ; composed by Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin.
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- 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
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Ne duby', naletev, Bujny'j vetr zashatal v gorax: Strast` nizrinulas` na serdce burej.
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Text Authorship:
- by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin (1902 - 1963), "Не дубы, налетев", op. 5 no. 5 (1922-23) [ voice and piano ], from Пять отрывков из Сафо, в переводе Вячеслава Иванова, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2015-11-05
Line count: 3
Word count: 13