Si la colère emplit ta poitrine

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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Σκιδναμένασ ἐν στήθεσιν ὄργασ

Language: Aeolic Greek

Our translations: FRE

Σκιδναμένασ ἐν στήθεσιν ὄργασ
μαψυλάκαν γλῶσσαν πεφυλάχθαι.

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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 English, a translation by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001) , appears in Sappho: A New Translation, first published 1958, copyright © [an adaptation] FRE ; composed by Eric Hudes.

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Si la colère emplit ta poitrine

Language: French (Français) after the Aeolic Greek

Si la colère emplit ta poitrine,
Ne laisse pas ta langue aboyer vainement.

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a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-23
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