by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Εις εαυτον
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ἄφες με, τοὺς θεούς σοι,
πιεῖν, πιεῖν ἀμυστί·
θέλω, θέλω μανῆναι.
ἐμαίνετ᾽ Ἀλκμέων τε
χὠ λευκόπους Ὀρέστης
τὰς μητέρας κτανόντες·
ἐγὼ δὲ μηδένα κτάς,
πιὼν δ᾽ ἐρυθρὸν οἶνον
θέλω, θέλω μανῆναι.
ἐμαίνετ᾽ Ἡρακλῆς πρίν,
δεινὴν κλονῶν φαρέτρην
καὶ τόξον Ἰφίτειον·
ἐμαίνετο πρὶν Αἴας,
μετ᾽ ἀσπίδος κραδαίνων
τὴν Ἕκτορος μάχαιραν·
ἐγὼ δ᾽ ἔχων κύπελλον
καὶ στέμμα τοῦτο χαίτης
{οὐ τόξον, οὐ μάχαιραν,}
θέλω, θέλω μανῆναι.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 9 [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 Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944) , written 1907? ; composed by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894) , "Ode XXXI. Sur lui-même", appears in Idylles de Théocrite et Odes anacréontiques ; composed by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas Moore) , "Ode IX", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 9, first published 1800 [an adaptation]
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "Sur son délire", first published 1847
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-20
Line count: 19
Word count: 64