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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Πλήρης μὲν ἐφαίνετ’ ἀ σελάννα
Language: Aeolic Greek 
Our translations:  FRE GER SAN
Πλήρης μὲν ἐφαίνετ’ ἀ σελάννα
αἰ δ’ ὠς περὶ βῶμον ἐστάθησαν

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Note: this is often referred to as Sappho Fragment 88 D.


Text Authorship:

  • by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title [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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "The full moon is shining" ; composed by Sheila Silver.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Raoul Schrott (b. 1964) , appears in Die Erfindung der Poesie, first published 1997 ; composed by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini.
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  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Luigi Dallapiccola.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Salvatore Quasimodo)
  • SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-04
Line count: 2
Word count: 11

En effet la lune pleine apparut
Language: French (Français)  after the Aeolic Greek 
En effet la lune pleine apparut,
et elles se levèrent comme autour d'un autel.

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  • Translation from Aeolic Greek to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-29
Line count: 2
Word count: 14

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