Ζεῡ πάντων ἀρχά, πάντων ἀγητώρ, Ζεῡ, σοὶ σπένδω ταύταν ὓμνων ἀρχάν.
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Confirmed with Greek Lyric Poets. Selected and Translated by Francis Brooks, M. A., London, David Nutt, 1896, page 16.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Terpander (flourished first half of the 7th century 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 Francis Brooks (1861 - 1936) , no title, appears in Greek Lyric Poets ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 11
Zeus, the beginning of all things, the ruler of all things, Zeus, to thee I make libation of this beginning of song.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Greek Lyric Poets. Selected and Translated by Francis Brooks, M. A., London, David Nutt, 1896, page 16. Note: this is a prose translation. We have added line-breaks to make it line up with the original.
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Brooks (1861 - 1936), no title, appears in Greek Lyric Poets [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Terpander (flourished first half of the 7th century BCE)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "Zeus, the beginning of all things", 1923 [ voice and lyre or piano ], from Three Songs from the Greek Lyric Poets, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 22