by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation © by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927)
Ἄστερες μὲν ἀμφὶ κάλαν σελάνναν
Language: Aeolic Greek
Ἄστερες μὲν ἀμφὶ κάλαν σελάνναν ἂψ ἀπυκρύπτοισι φάεννον εἶδος, ὄπποτα πλήθοισα μάλιστα λάμπῃ γᾶν [ἐπὶ πᾶσαν] ... ἀργυρία ...
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Transliteration of incipit used in Killmayer's setting: "Asteres men amfi kalan selannan"Authorship
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [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)
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Asteres", 1993-5, first performed 1995 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Sieben Lieder der Sappho, no. 4, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Asteres men amfi kalan selannan", 1958 [soprano and instrumental ensemble], from Sappho - Fünf griechische Lieder, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Asteres men amfi kalan selannan", 1959/60, first performed 1961 [soprano and small orchestra], from Sappho - Fünf griechische Lieder, no. 4, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927) , copyright © FRE GER ; composed by Cindy McTee.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Raoul Schrott , appears in Die Erfindung der Poesie, first published 1997, copyright © ENG FRE ; composed by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Willis Barnstone) , copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet)
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 19
The glow and beauty of the stars
Language: English after the Aeolic Greek
The glow and beauty of the stars [ ... ]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Authorship
- by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- [ None yet in the database ]
This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Cindy McTee , "In old days Kretan girls danced", 1983 [soprano and instrumental ensemble (8 instruments)], from Songs of Spring and the Moon, no. 5
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Raoul Schrott , appears in Die Erfindung der Poesie, first published 1997, copyright © ENG FRE ; composed by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini.
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 4
Word count: 23