Sur lui-même | Dès que Bacchus m'apparaît

by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)

Translation by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891)

Εις εαυτον

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Ὅταν ὁ Βάκχος ἔλθηι,
εὕδουσιν αἱ μέριμναι,
δοκῶ δ᾽ ἔχειν τὰ Κροίσου.
θέλω καλῶς ἀείδειν·
κισσοστεφὴς δὲ κεῖμαι,
πατῶ δ᾽ ἅπαντα θυμῶι.
ὅπλιζ᾽· ἐγὼ δὲ πίνω.
φέρε μοι κύπελλον ὦ παῖ·
μεθύοντα γάρ με κεῖσθαι
πολὺ κρεῖσσον ἢ θανόντα.

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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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Sur lui‑même

Language: French (Français) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Dès que Bacchus m'apparaît, 
mes chagrins s'endorment, 
je crois posséder tous les trésors de Crésus, 
et je fais entendre des sons plus aimables. 
Étendu sur ma couche mollement, 
couronné de lierre, 
il n'est rien que je ne foule aux pieds. 
Combattez, moi je bois. 
Donne-moi ma coupe, jeune enfant ; 
j'aime bien mieux tomber ivre que mort.

Text Authorship:

by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891), "Sur lui-même", first published 1847 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 26
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-08
Line count: 10
Word count: 56