Οἶον τὸ γλυκύμαλον ἐρεύθεται ἄκρῳ ἐπ᾽ ὔσδῳ
ἄκρον ἐπ᾽ ἀκροτάτῳ λελάθοντο δὲ μαλοδρόπνεσ,
οὐ μὰν ἐκλελάθοντ᾽, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐδύναντ᾽ ἐπίκεσθαι.

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Translation of incipit used in Killmayer's setting: "Oion to glykymalon"

Text Authorship:

• by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title [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), "Der Apfel", 1993-5, first performed 1995 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Sieben Lieder der Sappho, no. 5, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in English, adapted by Helen Maude Francesca Bantock, née von Schweitzer (1868 - 1961) [an adaptation] ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
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• Also set in English, a translation by James Stephens (1882 - 1950) , "Sweet apple", appears in Here are Ladies, first published 1913 [an adaptation] ; composed by Harry R. Spier.
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• Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Chiara Benati.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
• FRE French (Français) (Pauline Mary Tarn)

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
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