The moon shone at the full | The moon shone at the full

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by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)

Translation © by T. P. (Peter) Perrin

Piena splendeva la luna

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the Aeolic Greek

Our translations: ENG

Piena splendeva la luna
Quando presso l'altare si fermarono.

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Text Authorship:

by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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by Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Piena splendeva la luna", from Cinque Frammenti di Saffo, no. 4

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ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "The moon shone at the full", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
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The moon shone at the full

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

The moon shone at the full
when next to the altar they halted.

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
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Based on:

a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-13
Line count: 2
Word count: 13