ὀ μὲν γὰρ κάλος ὄσσον ἴδην πέλεται ⟨καλος⟩, ὀ δὲ κἄγαθος αὔτικα καὶ κάλος ἔσσεται.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 50 [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 Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001) , "We shall enjoy it", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 2, first published 1958, copyright © 1968 ; composed by Carol Barnett.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Mary Barnard) , "We shall enjoy it", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 2, first published 1958, copyright © 1968
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As for him who finds [ ... ]
Confirmed with Mary Barnard, Sappho: A New Translation, University of California, 2019
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001), "We shall enjoy it", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 2, first published 1958, copyright © 1968 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Carol Barnett (b. 1949), "Tell everyone", copyright © 2007, first performed 2008 [ mezzo-soprano, saxophone, percussion and double bass ], from Sappho Fragments, no. 1
Score: Carol Barnett [external link]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-16
Line count: 3
Word count: 12