by Moschus (flourished 150 BCE)
Eis erōta arotriōnta
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Lampada theὶs kaὶ toxa boēlatin eἵleto ῥabdon oὖlos Ἔrōs, pērēn d eἶche katōmadiēn, kaὶ zeyxas talaergὸn ὑpὸ zygὸn aὐchena tayrōn ἔspeiren Dēoῦs aὔlaka pyrophoron. 5eἶpe d ἄnō blepsas aὐtῷ Dii: ‘plῆson ἀroyras, mē se tὸn Eὐrōpēs boῦn ὑp ἄrotra balō.’
Confirmed with Moschus. The Greek Bucolic Poets., J. M. (John Maxwell) Edmonds. William Heinemann; G. P. Putnam's Sons. London; New York. 1919.
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- by Moschus (flourished 150 BCE), "Εισ ερωτα αροτριωντα" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Giàcomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837) ; composed by Carlo Rossaro.
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