by Ibycus (flourished 2nd half of 6th century BCE)
Ἦri mὲn aἵ te Kydōniai
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ἦri mὲn aἵ te Kydōniai mēlides ἀrdomenai ῥoᾶn ἐk potamῶn, ἵna Parthenōn kῆpos ἀkēratos, aἵ t’ oἰnanthides aὐxomenai skieroῖsin ὑph’ ἕrnesin oἰnareois thalethoisin; ἐmoὶ d’ Ἔros oὐdemian katakoitos ὥran. †te† ὑpὸ steropᾶs phlegōn Thrēikios Boreas ἀissōn parὰ Kypridos ἀzale- ais maniaisin ἐremnὸs ἀthambὴs ἐnkrateōs pedothen phylassei ἡmeteras phrenas…
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- by Ibycus (flourished 2nd half of 6th century BCE) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Konstantia Gourzi.
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