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by Nicarchus (flourished 1st century)

εἰς δρομέας
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά) 
πέντε μετ᾽ ἄλλων Χάρμος ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ δολιχεύων, 
θαῦμα μέν, ἀλλ᾽ ὄντως ἕβδομος ἐξέπεσεν. 
‘ἓξ ὄντων’, τάχ᾽ ἐρεῖς, ‘πῶς ἕβδομος ;’ εἷς φίλος αὐτοῦ, 
‘ θάρσει, Χάρμε,’ λέγων, ἦλθεν ἐν ἱματίῳ. 
ἕβδομος οὖν οὕτω παραγίνεται: εἰ δ᾽ ἔτι πέντε 
εἶχε φίλους, ἦλθ᾽ ἄν, Ζωίλε, δωδέκατος.

Confirmed with The Greek Anthology. with an English Translation by W. R. Paton, London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1926, book 11, poem 82.


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Authorship:

  • by Nicarchus (flourished 1st century), "εἰς δρομέας" [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):

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935) , "A mighty runner", appears in Captain Craig, in Variations of Greek Themes, no. 2, first published 1902 ; composed by Frank Lewin.
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Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-07-14
Line count: 6
Word count: 44

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