by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Eis to pinein
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Age dī fer' īmin, ō pai, Kelevīn, opōs amystin Propiō. Ta men dek' egchei Ydatos, ta pente d' oinoy Kyathois, ōs anyvristi Anadeyōn vassarīsō. Age dōte, mīketh' oytō Patagō te kalalītō Skythikīn posin par' oinō Meletōmen, alla kalois Ypopinontes en ymnois
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Text Authorship:
- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις το πινειν" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852) , "Ode LXII", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 62, first published 1880 ; composed by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir, Ernest Walker.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Johann Friedrich Degen) , "Der Trinker", appears in Anakreons Lieder, nebst andern lyrischen Gedichten, in Anakreons Lieder, no. 55
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This text was added to the website: 2014-09-07
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