by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by William Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929)
Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς
Language: Aeolic Greek
Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς, ὄσα φαίνολις ἐσκέδασ’ Αὔως, φέρῃς ὄιν, φέρῃς αἶγα, φέρεις ἄπυ μάτερι παῖδα.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς", appears in Fragments, no. 104A [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 James Stephens (1882 - 1950) , "Hesperus", appears in Songs from the Clay, first published 1915 [an adaptation] ; composed by Frederick M. May.
- Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arnold (1832 - 1904) , no title, appears in The Secret of Death with some collected poems, first published 1885 ; composed by Clara Angela Macirone.
- Also set in English, a translation by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824) , "Hesperus the Bringer" [an adaptation] ; composed by John Woods Duke.
- Also set in English, a translation by William Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929) , no title, appears in Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics, no. 14 ; composed by Ivor Gurney, Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter.
- Also set in English, a translation by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927) , "Evening Star", appears in Sappho Poems: A New Version, copyright © 1998 ; composed by Carol Barnett.
- Also set in English, a translation by Helen Maude Francesca Bantock, née von Schweitzer (1868 - 1961) [an adaptation] ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Raoul Schrott (b. 1964) , appears in Die Erfindung der Poesie, first published 1997, copyright © [an adaptation] ; composed by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini.
- 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. 4 ; composed by Mathilde Kralik, Johann Friedrich Reichardt.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Luigi Dallapiccola.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet)
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-04
Line count: 4
Word count: 15
Hesperus, bringing together
Language: English after the Aeolic Greek
Hesperus, bringing together All that the morning star scattered,-- Sheep to be folded in twilight, Children for mothers to fondle,-- Me too will bring to the dearest, Tenderest breast in all Lesbos.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929), no title, appears in Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics, no. 14 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "Ἔσπερε, πάντα φέρῃς", appears in Fragments, no. 104A
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Hesperus" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter (1856 - 1938), "Hesperus, bringing together", published c1985 [ medium voice and piano ], from Lyrics from Sappho, no. 1, Huntsville, Tex. : Recital Publications [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2022-01-13
Line count: 6
Word count: 32