by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
ἴψοι δὴ τὸ μέλαθρον
Language: Aeolic Greek
ἴψοι δὴ τὸ μέλαθρον. ὐμήναον. ἀέρρετε τέκτονες ἄνδρες. ὐμήναον. γάμβρος †εἰσέρχεται ἴσος† Ἄρευι, <ὐμήναον> ἄνδρος μεγάλω πόλυ μέζων.
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- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Janina Brzostowska (1897 - 1986) , copyright © FRE RUS ; composed by Andrzej Hundziak.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) , appears in Сапфо и Алкей (Sapfo i Alkej) [an adaptation] FRE ; composed by Arthur Vincent Lourié.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
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