by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Eis eauton
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ὅtan ὁ Bakchos ἔlthēi, eὕdusin aἱ merimnai, dokῶ d᾽ ἔchein tὰ Kroisu. thelō kalῶs ἀeidein· kissostephὴs dὲ keῖmai, patῶ d᾽ ἅpanta thymῶi. ὅpliz᾽· ἐgὼ dὲ pinō. phere moi kypellon ὦ paῖ· methyonta gar me keῖsthai polὺ kreῖsson ἢ thanonta.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 26 [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", appears in Idylles de Théocrite et Odes anacréontiques, first published 1861 ; composed by Albert Roussel.
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- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "Sur lui-même", first published 1847
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-21
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Word count: 39