by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958)
δώσην
Language: Aeolic Greek
]δώσην
κλ]ύτων μέντ’ ἐπ[
κ]άλων κἄσλων, σ̣[
τοὶς φί]λοις, λύπης τέ μ[ε
]μ’ ὄνειδος
]οιδήσαις . ἐπιτ . [
].αν, ἄσαιο. τὸ γὰρ ν̣[όημα
τὦ]μον, οὐκ οὔτω μ̣[
]διάκηται,
]μη̣δ̣[ ] . αζε, [
]χις, συνίημ[ι
] . ης κακότατο[ς
]μεν
]ν ἀτέραις με[
]η φρένας, εὔ[
]α̣τοις μάκα[ρας
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Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 3 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958) ; composed by Hana Ajiashvili.
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 50
Stars ringing the lovely moon
Language: English  after the Aeolic Greek
Stars ringing the lovely moon pale to insignificance when she illuminates the earth with her magnificence.
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Text Authorship:
- by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hana Ajiashvili , no title, 2019 [ 2 sopranos, recorder, viola da gamba, harpsichord and guitar ], from Mere Air, no. 2, Rijswijk : Stichting Donemus Beheer
Publisher: Donemus [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 16