by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958)
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) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked 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):
- 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
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