Σὺ μὲν λέγεις τὰ Θήβης, ὃ δ᾽ αὖ Φρυγῶν ἀυτάς, ἐγὼ δ᾽ ἐμὰς ἁλώσεις. οὐχ ἵππος ὤλεσέν με, οὐ πεζός, οὐχὶ νῆες, στρατὸς δὲ καινὸς ἄλλος ἀπ᾽ ὀμμάτων με βάλλων.
Notes on the authorship, provided by Laura Prichard: Anacreontea (Ἀνακρεόντεια) is the title given to a collection of ancient Greek poems on the topics of Dionysian worship (wine, beauty, love). Although long attributed to Anacreon, they are now considered to be imitations of his style. Cf. Elegy and Iambus, being the remains of all the Greek and Iambic Poets from Callinus to Crates with The Anacreontea, London: William Heinemann, The Loeb Classical Library, numbered p. 1, but actually p. 374 of the complete collection.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- possibly by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 16?17 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894) , "Sur lui-même" ; composed by Albert Roussel.
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- ENG English (Fengrui (Sophia) He) , "To Himself", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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