Le pene di amore | Con ferza di giacinto

by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)

Translation by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885)

Εἰς Ἔρωτα

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

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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Text Authorship:

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.
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ENG English (Thomas Moore) , "Ode VII", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 7

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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-02
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Word count: 40

Con ferza di giacinto

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG

Con ferza di giacinto
Battendomi m’ha spinto
Dietro i suoi passi Amor.

Io lo seguia per valli,
Per fosse ed aspri calli,
Grondante di sudor.

Quando ferir da un angue
Mi sento, e tutto il sangue
Fluir dal volto al cor. 

Moria, ma colle penne
Mi sventolò, mi tenne
Cupido in vita ancor.

E poi che risensai,
Mi disse: “Amar non sai,
Mio povero cantor.”

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Text Authorship:

by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885), no title, first published 1875 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εἰς Ἔρωτα", appears in Odes, no. 7
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Antonio Bazzini (1818 - 1897), "Le pene di amore" [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 65