You are asleep, Zenophila, tender flower

by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE)

Translation by William Roger Paton (1857 - 1921)

εὕδεις, Ζηνοφίλα, τρυφερὸν θάλος. εἴθ᾽...

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

εὕδεις, Ζηνοφίλα, τρυφερὸν θάλος. εἴθ᾽ ἐπὶ σοὶ νῦν
ἄπτερος εἰσῄεινὝπνος ἐπὶ βλεφάροις,
ὡς ἐπὶ σοὶ μηδ᾽ οὗτος, ὁ καὶ Διὸς ὄμματα θέλγων,
φοιτήσαι, κάτεχον δ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐγώ σε μόνος.

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Confirmed with The Greek Anthology. With an English Translation by. W. R. Paton, London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1916, no. 174.

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by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in English, a translation by Dudley Fitts (1903 - 1968) ; composed by Geoffrey Bush.
Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Charles-Gaston Levadé.

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You are asleep, Zenophila, tender flower

Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

You are asleep, Zenophila, tender flower. 
Would I were Sleep, though wingless, to creep under your lashes, 
so that not even he who lulls the eyes of Zeus might visit you, 
but I might have you all to myself.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with The Greek Anthology. With an English Translation by. W. R. Paton, London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1916, no. 174.

Text Authorship:

by William Roger Paton (1857 - 1921), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century 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 text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-15
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Word count: 39