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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation © by Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr

Δέδυκε μὲν ἀ σελάννα
Language: Aeolic Greek 
Our translations:  SAN
Δέδυκε μὲν ἀ σελάννα
καὶ Πληίαδες· μέσσαι δὲ
νύκτες, πάρα δʹ ἔρχετʹ ὤρα·
ἔγω δὲ μόνα κατεύδω

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Note: this is often referred to as Sappho Fragment 94 D.


Text Authorship:

  • by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), 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):

  • by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Dedyke men a salanna", 1993-5, first performed 1995 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Sieben Lieder der Sappho, no. 6, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Henry Thornton Wharton (1846 - 1895) , no title ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
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  • Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ned Rorem.
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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Charles Chaynes.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Walter Jens (1923 - 2013) , copyright © [an adaptation] ; composed by Aribert Reimann.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803) , no title, appears in Stimmen der Völker in Liedern, in 2. Das zweite Buch. Lieder aus dem Süd, in 5. Fragmente griechischer Lieder. Sappho, no. 2 ; composed by Mathilde von Kralik.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Rudolf Bach (1901 - 1957) ; composed by Hermann Reutter.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , copyright © ; composed by Olga Neuwirth.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961) , copyright © ; composed by Dorothea Hofmann.
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  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837) [an adaptation] ; composed by Ildebrando Pizzetti.
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  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) [an adaptation] ; composed by Goffredo Petrassi.
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  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) , "Ожидание", appears in Сапфо и Алкей (Sapfo i Alkej) ; composed by Arthur Vincent Lourié.
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  • Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Gustaf Emil Zilliacus (1878 - 1961) ; composed by Staffan Björklund.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton) , no title
  • FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet)
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , copyright ©
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Salvatore Quasimodo) [an adaptation]
  • SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 17

अस्तमगमदिन्दुः
Language: Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)  after the Aeolic Greek 
अस्तमगमदिन्दुः
कृत्तिकाश्चार्धरात्रे।
कालो व्यत्येति।
अहन्तु केवला स्वपामि॥

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Transliteration:
astam agamad induḥ
kr̥ttikāś cārdharātre |
kālo vyatyeti |
ahaṁ tu kevalā svapāmi ||

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Aeolic Greek to Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) copyright © 2021 by Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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This text was added to the website: 2021-09-24
Line count: 4
Word count: 7

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