by Theocritus (c310 BCE - c250 BCE)
Kērioleptēs
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ekentrōse mia melissa ton erōta ton klephtē otan tēs eklebe keri mes' apo tēn kypselē, ki ola tu takrodachtyla ta brēke to kentri tēs. Ki autos ponoyse o dystychos k' ephysage ta cheria k' echtypage ta podia tu pēdōntas ap' ton pono; k' etrexe stē mētera tu tēn ōmorphē Aphroditē k' edeixe ta cherakia tu kai tēs paraponethē pōs ein' ē melissa mikrē ki omōs sklēra plēgōnei. K' egelas' ē mētera tu kai straphēke kai toype: Giati aporeis? mēpōs kai sy tēs melissas de moiazeis? Etsi mikros eisai kai sy k' etsi sklēra plēgōneis.
See also Anacreon's version of this tale.
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Authorship:
- by Theocritus (c310 BCE - c250 BCE), "Κηριολεπτησ" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Henry Purcell.
- Also set in English, a translation by Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) , "Idyl XIX", appears in Theocritus, Bion and Moschus ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585) , "L'Amour piqué par une abeille", appears in Odes de 1550, no. 16, Livre IV, first published 1550 [an adaptation] ; composed by Fabrice-Marin Caietain, Jean Chardavoine, Julien Tiersot.
- Also set in French (Français), [adaptation] ; composed by Gérard Condé, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894) , "Le kérioklépte", appears in Idylles de Théocrite et Odes anacréontiques, first published 1861 [an adaptation] ; composed by Albert Roussel.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-27
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Word count: 94