Εὕδουσι δ' ὀρέων κορυφαί τε καὶ φάραγγες

by Alcman (flourished 7^th century BCE)

Εὕδουσι δ' ὀρέων κορυφαί τε καὶ φάραγγες

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Available translation(s): GER

Εὕδουσι δ' ὀρέων κορυφαί τε καὶ φάραγγες
πρώονές τε καὶ χαράδραι
φῦλά τ' ἑρπέτ' ὅσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα
θῆρές τ' ὀρεσκώιοι καὶ γένος μελισσᾶν
καὶ κνώδαλ' ἐν βένθεσσι πορφυρέας ἁλός·
εὕδουσι δ' οἰωνῶν φῦλα τανυπτερύγων.

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Note: Alcman used the Greek Dorian dialect of Sparta ("Laconian" dialect). This is often referred to as Alcman Fragment 89.

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by Alcman (flourished 7^th century BCE), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Guido Mazzoni (1859 - 1943) ; composed by Giorgio Federico Ghedini.

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Researcher for this text: Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr

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