Πλέξω λευκόιον, πλέξω δ᾽ ἁπαλὴν ἅμα μύρτοις νάρκισσον, πλέξω καὶ τὰ γελῶντα κρίνα, πλέξω καὶ κρόκον ἡδὺν ἐπιπλέξω δ᾽ ὑάκινθον πορφυρέην, πλέξω καὶ φιλέραστα ῥόδα, ὡς ἂν ἐπὶ κροτάφοις μυροβοστρύχου Ἡλιοδώρας εὐπλόκαμον χαίτην ἀνθοβολῇ στέφανος.
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Confirmed with The Greek Anthology. With an English Translation by. W. R. Paton, London. William Heinemann Ltd., 1916.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), 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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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by John (or Jack) William Mackail (1859 - 1945) , "Love's garland" ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Derek Healey.
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- Also set in English, a translation by William Money Hardinge (1854 - 1916) , no title ; composed by Imogen Clare Holst.
- Also set in English, a translation by Dudley Fitts (1903 - 1968) ; composed by Geoffrey Bush.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title ; composed by Charles-Gaston Levadé.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (William Roger Paton)
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Now will I weave white violets, daffodils, With myrtle spray, And lily bells that trembling laughter fills, And the sweet crocus gay, With these blue hyacinth and the lover’s rose, That she may wear — My sun-maiden — each scented flower that blows Upon her scented hair.
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Confirmed with Rosalind Northcote, The Book of Herbs, London, New York : J. Lane, 1903, page 102, from the chapter epigraph.
Text Authorship:
- by William Money Hardinge (1854 - 1916), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), 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 Imogen Clare Holst (1907 - 1984), "Now Will I Weave White Violets", 1936 [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2025-03-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 47