by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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Language: Aeolic Greek
]βλα.[
]εργον, . . λ᾿ α . . [
]ν ῤέθος δοκιμ̣[
]ησθαι
]ν αὐάδην χ . [
αἰ δ]ὲ μή, χείμων[
].οισαναλγεα . [
]δε
.]. ε .[ …. ] . [ … κ]έλομαι σ᾿ ἀ̣[είδην
Γο]γγύλαν̣ [Ἄβ]α̣νθι λαβοισαν ἀ . [
πᾶ[κτιν, ἆς̣ σε δηὖτε πόθος τ̣ . [
ἀμφιπόταται
τὰν κάλαν· ἀ γὰρ κατάγωγις αὔτ̣α[ς σ᾿
ἐπτόαισ᾿ ἴδοισαν, ἐγὼ δὲ χαίρω·
καὶ γαρ αὔτ̣α δήπο[τ᾿] ἐμέμφ[ετ᾿ ἄγνα
Κ]υπρογέν[ηα
ὠ̣ς ἄραμα̣[ι
τοῦτο τὦ[πος
β]όλλομα̣[ι
P. Van Ness sets stanza 3
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Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 22 [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 Patricia Van Ness , "I urge you", 1998, copyright © 1998, first performed 1998, stanza 3 [ soprano and mixed chorus ], from The Voice of the Tenth Muse, no. 3
Score: Patricia van Ness [external link]
Publisher: Patricia van Ness [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-15
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Word count: 77