by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Εἰς Ἔρωτα
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
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Ὑακινθίνῃ με ῥάβδῳ χαλεπὸς Ἔρως ῥαπίζων ἐκέλευε συντροχάζειν· διὰ δ' ὀξέων μ' ἀναύρων, ξυλόχων τε καὶ φαραγγῶν τροχάοντα τεῖρεν ἱδρώς, κραδίη δὲ ῥινὸς ἄχρις ἀνέβαινε, κἂν ἀπέσβην. ὁ δ' Ἔρως μέτωπα σείων ἁπαλοῖς πτεροῖσιν, εἶπε· σὺ γὰρ οὐ δύνῃ φιλῆσαι.
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- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εἰς Ἔρωτα", appears in Odes, no. 7 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885) , no title, first published 1875 ; composed by Antonio Bazzini.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas Moore) , "Ode VII", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 7
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