by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Eἰs Ἔrōta
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Mesonyktίois poth' ὥrais strέpheth' ἡnίk' Ἄrktos ἤdē katὰ cheῖra tὴn Boώtu, merόpōn dὲ phῦla pάnta kέatai kόpῳ damέnta, tόt' Ἔrōs ἐpistatheίs meu thyrέōn ἔkopt' ὀchῆas. tίs, ἔphēn, thύras ἀrάssei? katά meu schίzeis ὀneίrus. ὁ d' Ἔrōs, ἄnoige, phēsίn· brέphos eἰmί, mὴ phόbēsai· brέchomai dὲ kἀsέlēnon katὰ nύkta peplάnēmai. ἐlέēsa taῦt' ἀkoύsas, ἀnὰ d' eὐthὺ lύchnon ἅpsas ἀnέῳxa, kaὶ brέphos mέn ἐsorῶ phἐronta tόxon ptέrygάs te kaὶ pharέtrēn. parὰ d' ἱstίēn kathῖsa, palάmais te cheῖras aὐtoῦ ἀnέthalpon, ἐk dὲ chaίtēs ἀpέthlibon ὑgrὸn ὕdōr. ὁ d', ἐpeὶ krύos methῆken, phέre, phēsί, peirάsōmen tόde tόxon, eἴ ti moi nῦn blάbetai bracheῖsa neurή. tanύei dὲ kaί me tύptei mέson ἡpar, ὥsper oἶstros· ἀnὰ d' ἅlletai kachάzōn, xέne d', eἶpe, synchάrēthi· kέras ἀblabὲs mὲn ἡmῖn, sὺ dὲ kardίēn ponήseis.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εἰς Ἔρωτα", appears in Odes, no. 3 [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Henry Lawes.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Matthew Prior) , "Cupid Turned Stroller", subtitle: "From Anacreon"
- ENG English (Thomas Moore) , "Ode III", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2024-12-23
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Word count: 124