by Plato (428?7 BCE - 348?7 BCE)
Translation by Frederick Adam Wright (1869 - 1946)
Ἀστέρας εἰσαθρεῖς, ἀστήρ ἐμός
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Our translations: ITA
-Ἀστέρας εἰσαθρεῖς, ἀστήρ ἐμός; -Εἴθε γενοίμην οὐρανός, ὡς πολλοῖς ὄμμασιν εἰς σὲ βλέπω!
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- by Plato (428?7 BCE - 348?7 BCE) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arnold (1832 - 1904) , "A Lover's Wish", appears in The Secret of Death with some collected poems, first published 1885 ; composed by Charles Salaman.
- Also set in English, a translation by Frederick Adam Wright (1869 - 1946) ; composed by Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 - 1987) , copyright © ; composed by Antonio Chagas Rosa.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov (1853 - 1900) , no title ; composed by Mikhail Andreyevich Ostroglazov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mio Astro, tu contempli le stelle", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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To Aster
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Thou gazest on the stars; Would I might be, O star of mine, the skies With myriad eyes to gaze on thee!
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- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Plato (428?7 BCE - 348?7 BCE)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "To Aster", op. 38 no. 3 (1951) [ voice and piano ], from Three Greek Songs, no. 3, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-01-09
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