Amore arante | Amore un dì la fiaccola deposta, e i dardi suoi

by Moschus (flourished 150 BCE)

Translation by Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837)

Εισ ερωτα αροτριωντα

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Λαμπάδα θεὶς καὶ τόξα βοηλάτιν εἵλετο ῥάβδον
οὖλος Ἔρως, πήρην δ̓ εἶχε κατωμαδίην,
καὶ ζεύξας ταλαεργὸν ὑπὸ ζυγὸν αὐχένα ταύρων
ἔσπειρεν Δηοῦς αὔλακα πυροφόρον.
5εἶπε δ̓ ἄνω βλέψας αὐτῷ Διί: ‘πλῆσον ἀρούρας,
μή σε τὸν Εὐρώπης βοῦν ὑπ̓ ἄροτρα βάλω.’

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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Amore arante

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Amore un dì la fiaccola deposta, e i dardi suoi,
Un zaino tolse, e un pungolo, al giogo avvinse i buoi.
Menò pel campo il vomere, e il gran copioso e folto
Sparse sul solco fertile: Poi disse al ciel rivolto:
«O Giove, or tu propizio seconda il mio lavoro,
O per arar qui tornoti, qual per Europa, in toro.»
Amor, fermato il vomere sì disse al ciel rivolto;
poi sparse al solco fertile, il gran copioso e folto.

Text Authorship:

by Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Moschus (flourished 150 BCE), "Εισ ερωτα αροτριωντα"
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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):

by Carlo Rossaro (1827 - 1878), "Amore arante" [ voice and piano ], from 15 Romanze e Contemplazioni in chiave di Sol con accompagnamento di Pianoforte, no. 11, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2020-02-16
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Word count: 79