by Paul the Silentiary (d. 575?80)
Lēthynei Kleophantis˙ ὁ dὲ tritos ἄrchetai...
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Our translations: ITA
Lēthynei Kleophantis˙ ὁ dὲ tritos ἄrchetai ἤdē lychnos ὑpoklazein ἦka marainomenos . Aἴthe dὲ kaὶ kradiēs pyrsὸs synapesbetho lychnῳ mēde m ’ ὑp ’ ἀgrypnois dērὸn ἔkaie pothois .
G. Pritchard sets stanza 2
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Text Authorship:
- by Paul the Silentiary (d. 575?80), "Λύχνος", Palatine Anthology, V, 279 [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):
- by Gwyn Pritchard (b. 1948), "Luchnos", 2007, first performed 2007, stanza 2 [ 2 sopranos, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John (or Jack) William Mackail) , "Waiting"
- ENG English (William Roger Paton)
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Lucerna", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 29