by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation © by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001)

κατθάνοισα δὲ κείσῃ οὐδέ ποτα
Language: Aeolic Greek 
Our translations:  SAN
κατθάνοισα δὲ κείσῃ οὐδέ ποτα
   μναμοσύνα σέθεν
ἔσσετ' οὐδὲ †ποκ'†ὔστερον. οὐ
   γὰρ πεδέχῃς βρόδων
τῶν ἐκ Πιερίας. ἀλλ' ἀφάνης
   κἠν Ἀίδα δόμῳ
φοιτάσεις πεδ' ἀμαύρων νεκύων
   ἐκπεποταμένα

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Rich as you are
Language: English  after the Aeolic Greek 
Rich as you are
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