καὶ ποθήω καὶ μάομαι ...
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Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [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 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.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton) , no title
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , no title, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Salvatore Quasimodo) , no title
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This text was added to the website: 2015-11-05
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E soffro e desidero.
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Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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 ]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Goffredo Petrassi (1904 - 2003), "Tramontata è la luna", 1942, from Due liriche di Saffo, no. 1
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2015-11-05
Line count: 1
Word count: 5