Παιανεσ | Τικτει δε τε θνατοισιν Ειρηνα μεγαλα

by Bacchylides (flourished 5th century BCE)

Παιανεσ

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG

Τικτει δε τε θνατοισιν Ειρηνα μεγαλα  
πλουτον και μελιγλοσσον αοιδαν ανθεα, 
δαιδαλεων τ' επι βωμων θεοισιν αιθεσθαιβοων 
ξανθα φλογι μηρα τανυτριχων τε μηλων, 
γυμνασιων τε νεοισ αυλων τε και κωμων μελειν. 

Εν δε σιδαροδετοισ πορπαξιν αιθαν 
αραχναν ιστοι πελονται 
εγχεα τε λογχωτα ξιφεα τ' αμφακεα δαμναται ευρωσ 
χαλκεαν δ' ουκ εστι σαλπιγγων κτυποσ 
ουδε συλαται μελιφρων υπνοσ απο βλεφαρων, 
αμον οσ θαλπει κεαρ. 

Συμποσιων δ' ερατων βριθοντ' 
αγυιαι παιδικοι θ' υμν οι φλεγονται.

Confirmed with Poetae lyrici graeci, Leipzig: Reichenbach'sche Buchhandlung, 1843, Carminum melicorum et choricorum reliquiae, pages 823 - 824.

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Text Authorship:

by Bacchylides (flourished 5th century BCE), "Παιανεσ" [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):

by Nikolaus A. Ioannidis (b. 1980), "Παιανεσ", published 2002 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], arrangement; in The Music of Ancient Greeks, Homo Ecumenicus Publishing [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Erhard Christian Eccard (1758 - 1859) , "Auf den Frieden", subtitle: "Nach Bakchylides" ; composed by Hans Georg Nägeli.
Also set in Hungarian (Magyar), a translation by Mihály Babits (1883 - 1941) , "Bacchylides békedala", subtitle: "Görögből" ; composed by Ferenc Farkas.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2017-03-17
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Word count: 73