by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Eἰs Ἔrōta
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Mesonyktίois poth' ὥrais strέfeth' ἡnίk' Ἄrktos ἤdī katὰ cheῖra tὴn Voώtoy, merόpōn dὲ fῦla pάnta kέatai kόpῳ damέnta, tόt' Ἔrōs ἐpistatheίs mey thyrέōn ἔkopt' ὀchῆas. tίs, ἔfīn, thύras ἀrάssei? katά mey schίzeis ὀneίroys. ὁ d' Ἔrōs, ἄnoige, fīsίn· vrέfos eἰmί, mὴ fόvīsai· vrέchomai dὲ kἀsέlīnon katὰ nύkta peplάnīmai. ἐlέīsa taῦt' ἀkoύsas, ἀnὰ d' eὐthὺ lύchnon ἅpsas ἀnέῳxa, kaὶ vrέfos mέn ἐsorῶ fἐronta tόxon ptέrygάs te kaὶ farέtrīn. parὰ d' ἱstίīn kathῖsa, palάmais te cheῖras aὐtoῦ ἀnέthalpon, ἐk dὲ chaίtīs ἀpέthlivon ὑgrὸn ὕdōr. ὁ d', ἐpeὶ krύos methῆken, fέre, fīsί, peirάsōmen tόde tόxon, eἴ ti moi nῦn vlάvetai vracheῖsa neyrή. tanύei dὲ kaί me tύptei mέson ἡpar, ὥsper oἶstros· ἀnὰ d' ἅlletai kachάzōn, xέne d', eἶpe, sygchάrīthi· kέras ἀvlavὲs mὲn ἡmῖn, sὺ dὲ kardίīn 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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- 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