by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Εις χελιδονα
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Σὺ μέν, φίλη χελιδόν, ἐτησίη μολοῦσα θέρει πλέκεις καλιήν, χειμῶνι δ᾽ εἶς ἄφαντος ἢ Νεῖλον ἢ ᾽πὶ Μέμφιν· Ἔρως δ᾽ ἀεὶ πλέκει μευ ἐν καρδίηι καλιήν. Πόθος δ᾽ ὃ μὲν πτεροῦται, ὃ δ᾽ ὠιόν ἐστιν ἀκμήν, ὃ δ᾽ ἡμίλεπτος ἤδη· βοὴ δὲ γίνετ᾽ ἀεί κεχηνότων νεοττῶν· Ἐρωτιδεῖς δὲ μικρούς οἱ μείζονες τρέφουσιν· οἳ δὲ τραφέντες εὐθύς πάλιν κύουσιν ἄλλους. τί μῆχος οὖν γένηται; οὐ γὰρ σθένω τοσούτους Ἔρωτας ἐκσοβῆσαι.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις χελιδονα", appears in Odes, no. 32 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas Moore) , "Ode XXV", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 25, first published 1800 [an adaptation]
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