by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
A lyric (The vigil)
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Hour by hour I sit, Watching the silent door. Shadows go by on the wall, And steps in the street. Expectation and doubt Flutter my timorous heart. So many hurrying home - And thou still away.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Baines (1899 - 1922), "A lyric (The vigil)", 1919, first performed 1956 [ voice and piano ], from Five songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-01-13
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Word count: 35