Εἰς κόρην | Μή με φύγηις ὁρῶσα

by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)

Εἰς κόρην

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Μή με φύγηις ὁρῶσα
τὰν πολιὰν ἔθειραν·
μηδ᾽, ὅτι σοὶ πάρεστιν
ἄνθος ἀκμαῖον, τᾶς ἐμᾶς
ὥρας φίλτρα διώξηις.
ὅρα, κἀν στεφάνοισιν
ὅπως πρέπει τὰ λευκά
ῥόδοις κρίνα πλακέντα.

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by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εἰς κόρην", appears in Odes, no. 33?4 [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 une jeune fille", appears in Idylles de Théocrite et Odes anacréontiques, first published 1861 ; composed by Albert Roussel.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Friedrich Degen (1752 - 1836) , "An ein Mädchen", appears in Anakreons Lieder, nebst andern lyrischen Gedichten, in Anakreons Lieder, no. 34 ; composed by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich.
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Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Lev Aleksandrovich Mey (1822 - 1862) , "К девушке" ; composed by Konstantin Kralovich Albrekht.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Thomas Moore) , "Ode LI", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 51, first published 1800
FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "À une jeune fille", first published 1847

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-21
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Word count: 28