by Plato (428?7 BCE - 348?7 BCE)
Ἀstéras eἰsathreῖs, ἀstī́r ἐmós?
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
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-Ἀstéras eἰsathreῖs, ἀstī́r ἐmós? -Eἴthe genoímīn oὐranós, ὡs polloῖs ὄmmasin eἰs sὲ vlépō!
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- by Plato (428?7 BCE - 348?7 BCE) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arnold (1832 - 1904) , "A Lover's Wish", appears in The Secret of Death with some collected poems, first published 1885 ; composed by Charles Salaman.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 - 1987) , copyright © ; composed by Antonio Chagas Rosa.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov (1853 - 1900) , no title ; composed by Mikhail Andreyevich Ostroglazov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mio Astro, tu contempli le stelle", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-05
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