possibly by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Translation by Heinrich Stadelmann (1830 - 1875)
Ἔρως ποτ᾽ ἐν ῥόδοισι
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ἔρως ποτ᾽ ἐν ῥόδοισι κοιμωμένην μέλιτταν οὐκ εἶδεν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐτρώθη. τὸν δάκτυλον παταχθείς τᾶς χειρὸς ὠλόλυξε, δραμὼν δὲ καὶ πετασθείς πρὸς τὴν καλὴν Κυθήρην «ὄλωλα, μῆτερ,» εἶπεν, «ὄλωλα κἀποθνήσκω· ὄφις μ᾽ ἔτυψε μικρός πτερωτός, ὃν καλοῦσιν μέλιτταν οἱ γεωργοί.» ἃ δ᾽ εἶπεν· «εἰ τὸ κέντρον πονεῖς τὸ τᾶς μελίττας, πόσον δοκεῖς πονοῦσιν, Ἔρως, ὅσους σὺ βάλλεις;»
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- possibly by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [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):
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532 - 1589) , "Imitation d'Anacréon", subtitle: "Amour dérobant le miel" [an adaptation] GER ; composed by Madeleine Dubois.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Stadelmann (1830 - 1875) , "Eros und die Biene", first published 1868? FRE ; composed by Max von Schillings.
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Eros und die Biene
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Es schlief im Rosenbette Ein Bienchen. Eros kam Bald zu derselben Stelle, Doch nicht in Acht es nahm. Da fühlt im zarten Finger Er schon des Bienchens Stich, Er schlägt die Händchen, wimmert, Und weinet bitterlich. Und eilt in raschem Fluge Zur schönen Kypria: "Ich bin verloren, Mutter, O höre, was geschah: Ein klein geflügelt Schlängchen, Sie nennen's Biene, stach Mich in die zarten Händchen!" Und drauf die Mutter sprach: "Fühlst du so große Schmerzen, Von Bienchens Stich verletzt, Wie muß die Wunde brennen, Die dein Geschoss versetzt."
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Stadelmann (1830 - 1875), "Eros und die Biene", first published 1868? [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) possibly by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max von Schillings (1868 - 1933), "Eros und die Biene", op. 14 no. 2, published 1902 [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder des Anakreon, no. 2 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-12
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Word count: 88