O traveler, if you sail to the graceful shores of Mytilene

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by Nossis (flourished 300 BCE)

Translation © by Kairui (Kerry) Zhou

Ὦ Ξεῖν', εἰ τύ γε πλεῖς ποτὶ καλλίχορον...

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG

Ὦ Ξεῖν', εἰ τύ γε πλεῖς ποτὶ καλλίχορον Μιτυλάναν
τᾶν Σαπφοῦς χαρίτων ἄνθος ἐωαυσόμενος,
εἰπειν, ὡς Μούσαισι φίλαν τήνα τε Λοκρὶς γᾶ
τίκτε μ' ἴσαν χὤς μοι τοὔνομα Νοσσίς, ἴθι.

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by Nossis (flourished 300 BCE), Palatine Anthology, BOOK VII - 718 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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ENG English (Kairui (Kerry) Zhou) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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O traveler, if you sail to the graceful...

Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

O traveler, if you sail to the graceful shores of Mytilene,
And see the blooms of Sappho's sweet songs,
Tell that, in the land beloved by the Muses,
I was born like Nossis is my name. Go forth, now.

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a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Nossis (flourished 300 BCE), Palatine Anthology, BOOK VII - 718
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-01
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