Violet-crowned, pure, sweetly-smiling Sappho!

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by Alcaeus of Mytilene (flourished 6th century BCE)

Translation © by Kairui (Kerry) Zhou

ἰόπλοκ᾽ ἄγνα μελλιχόμειδε Σάπφοι

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG

ἰόπλοκ᾽ ἄγνα μελλιχόμειδε Σάπφοι

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by Alcaeus of Mytilene (flourished 6th century BCE) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in Italian (Italiano), adapted by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Luigi Dallapiccola.

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Violet‑crowned, pure, sweetly‑smiling...

Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Violet-crowned, pure, sweetly-smiling Sappho!

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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-24
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