by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE)
ἤdē leukoion thallei, thallei dὲ philombros
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
ἤdē leukoion thallei, thallei dὲ philombros narkissos, thallei d᾽ oὐresiphoita krina ἤdē d᾽ ἡ philerastos, ἐn ἄnthesin ὥrimon ἄnthos, Zēnophila Peithoῦs ἡdὺ tethēle ῥodon. leimῶnes, ti mataia komais ἔpi phaidrὰ gelᾶte? ἁ gὰr paῖs kressōn ἁdypnoōn stephanōn.
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Text Authorship:
- by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), Epigram 5.144 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939) , "In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy" ; composed by Amy Elise Horrocks.
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