τὸ ῥόδον τὸ τῶν Ἐρώτων μίξωμεν Διονύσῳ· τὸ ῥόδον τὸ καλλίφυλλον κροτάφοισιν ἁρμόσαντες, πίνωμεν ἁβρὰ γελῶντες. ῥόδον, ὦ φέριστον ἄνθος, ῥόδον εἴαρος μέλημα, ῥόδα καὶ θεοῖσι τερπνά, ῥόδον, ᾧ παῖς ὁ Κυθήρης στέφεται καλοὺς ἰούλους Χαρίτεσσι συγχορεύων· στεφάνου με, καὶ λυρίζων παρὰ σοῖς, Διόνυσε, σηκοῖς μετὰ κούρης βαθυκόλπου ῥοδίνοισι στεφανίσκοις πεπυκασμένος χορεύσω.
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Confirmed with Anacreon translated by Thomas Stanley, edited by Arthur Henry Bullen, Lawrence & Bullen, London 1893.
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- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), no title [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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- Also set in English, a translation by Thomas Stanley (1625 - 1678) , "Roses" ; composed by John Gamble.
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Roses (Love's delight) let's join To the red-cheek'd god of wine; Roses crown us, while we laugh, And the juice of Autumn quaff: Roses of all flowers the king; Roses the fresh pride o' th' Spring: Joy of every Deity. Love, when with the Graces he For the ball himself disposes, Crowns his golden hair with roses. Circling then with these our brow We'll to Bacchus' Temple go: There some willing Beauty lead, And a youthful measure tread.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Anacreon translated by Thomas Stanley, edited by Arthur Henry Bullen, Lawrence & Bullen, London 1893.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Stanley (1625 - 1678), "Roses" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Gamble (d. 1687), no title, published 1657 [ voice and bass continuo ], from Ayres and dialogues, no. 13, Confirmed with Ayres and dialogues (to be sung to the theorbo-lute or bass-viol) by John Gamble. Printed by W. Godbid for Humphry Mosley at the Princes-Arms In St. Paul's Church-yard, London 1657.
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Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-11-30
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Word count: 78