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possibly by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Translation by Franz Seraph Ritter von Bruchmann (1798 - 1867)

An die Leier
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG
Ich will von Atreus' Söhnen,
Von Kadmus will ich singen!
Doch meine Saiten tönen
Nur Liebe im Erklingen.

Ich tauschte um die Saiten,
Die Leier möcht ich tauschen!
Alcidens Siegesschreiten
Sollt ihrer Macht entrauschen!

Doch auch die Saiten tönen
Nur Liebe im Erklingen!

So lebt denn wohl, Heroen!
Denn meine Saiten tönen
Statt Heldensang zu drohen,
Nur Liebe im Erklingen.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la lira", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de lier", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the lyre", copyright ©
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) [singable] (Jakob Nikolaus Craigher de Jachelutta) , "Alla cetra (Anacreontica)"


Researcher for this page: Richard Morris

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 60