Ἔρχεο καὶ κατ' ἐμὰν ἵζεν πίτυν, ἄ τὸ μελιχρὸν πρὸς μαλακοὺς ἠχεῖ κεκλιμένα Ζεφύρουσ Ἠνίδε καὶ κρούνισμα μελισταγές, ἔνθα μελίσδων ἠδὺν ἐρηαίοις ὔπνον ἄγω καλάμοις.
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Confirmed with Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology edited with a revised text, introduction, translation, and notes by J. W. Mackail, fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1890, page 190.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title [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 John (or Jack) William Mackail (1859 - 1945) , "Wood-music" ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
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Come and sit under my stone-pine that murmurs so honey sweet as it bends to the soft western breeze; and lo this honey-dropping fountain, where I bring sweet sleep playing on my lonely reeds.
Confirmed with Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology edited with a revised text, introduction, translation, and notes by J. W. Mackail, fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1890, page 190. Note: this is a prose translation. We have added line-breaks to make it line up with the original.
Authorship:
- by John (or Jack) William Mackail (1859 - 1945), "Wood-music" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title
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), "Wood-music", published 1923 [ voice and flute ], from Three Songs from the Greek Anthology, no. 2 [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: 34