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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)

οἰ μὲν ἰππήων στρότον οἰ δὲ πέσδων
Language: Aeolic Greek 
ο]ἰ μὲν ἰππήων στρότον οἰ δὲ πέσδων
οἰ δὲ νάων φαῖσ’ἐπ[ὶ] γᾶν μέλαι[ν]αν
ἔ]μμεναι κάλλιστον, ἔγω δὲ κῆν’ ὄτ-
τω τις ἔραται·

πά]γχυ δ’ εὔμαρες σύνετον πόησαι
π]άντι τ[ο]ῦ̣τ’, ἀ γὰρ πόλυ περσκέ̣θ̣ο̣ι̣σ̣α
κ̣άλ̣λο̣ς̣ [ἀνθ]ρώπων Ἐλένα [τὸ]ν ἄνδρα
τ̣ὸν̣ [πανάρ]ι̣στον

κ̣αλλ[ίποι]σ̣’ ἔβα ’ς Τροΐαν πλέοι̣[σα
κωὐδ[ὲ πα]ῖδος οὐδὲ φίλων το[κ]ήων
πάμ[παν] ἐμνάσθη, ἀλλὰ παράγ̣α̣γ̣’ α̣ὔταν
              ]σαν 
              ]αμπτον γὰρ [  
         ]. . . κούφως τ[             ]οησ[.]ν
. .]μ̣ε̣ νῦν Ἀνακτορί[ας ὀ]ν̣έ̣μναι-
σ’ οὐ ] παρεοίσας·
τᾶ]ς κε βολλοίμαν ἔρατόν τε βᾶμα
κἀμάρυχμα λάμπρον ἴδην προσώπω
ἢ τὰ Λύδων ἄρματα κἀν ὄπλοισι 3
πεσδομ]άχεντας.

           ].μεν οὐ δύνατον γένεσθαι
           ].ν ἀνθρωπ[. . . π]εδέχην δ’ ἄρασθαι

        τ’ ἐξ ἀδοκή[τω.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 16 [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 Patricia Van Ness , "Some say an army of horseme", 1998, copyright © 1998, first performed 1998 [ soprano and mixed chorus ], from The Voice of the Tenth Muse, no. 6
        Score: Patricia van Ness [external link]
        Publisher: Patricia van Ness [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Diane J. Rayor)


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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-15
Line count: 23
Word count: 106

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