by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Pauline Mary Tarn (1877 - 1909), as Renée Vivien
οἶον τὸ γλυκύμαλον ἐρεύθεται ἄκρῳ ἐπ’...
Language: Aeolic Greek
οἶον τὸ γλυκύμαλον ἐρεύθεται ἄκρῳ ἐπ’ ὔσδῳ, ἄκρον ἐπ’ ἀκροτάτῳ, λελάθοντο δὲ μαλοδρόπηες· οὐ μὰν ἐκλελάθοντ’, ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐδύναντ’ ἐπίκεσθαι. οἴαν τὰν ὐάκινθον ἐν ὤρεσι ποίμενες ἄνδρες πόσσι καταστείβοισι, χάμαι δέ τε πόρφυρον ἄνθος . . .
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Translation of incipit used in Killmayer's setting: "Oion to glykymalon"Confirmed with The Digital Sappho
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 105 [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):
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Der Apfel", 1993-5, first performed 1995 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Sieben Lieder der Sappho, no. 5, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, adapted by Helen Maude Francesca Bantock, née von Schweitzer (1868 - 1961) [an adaptation] ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
- Also set in English, a translation by James Stephens (1882 - 1950) , "Sweet apple", appears in Here are Ladies, first published 1913 [an adaptation] ; composed by Harry R. Spier.
- Also set in English, a translation by Mary Barnard (1909 - 2001) , "Lament for a maidenhead", appears in Sappho: A New Translation, no. 34, first published 1958, copyright © ; composed by Sheila Silver.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Sylke Zimpel.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Chiara Benati.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
- FRE French (Français) (Pauline Mary Tarn)
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 37
Telle une douce pomme rougit à...
Language: French (Français) after the Aeolic Greek
Telle une douce pomme rougit à l'extrémité de la branche, à l'extrémité lointaine : les cueilleurs de fruits l'ont oubliée ou, plutôt, ils ne l'ont pas oubliée, mais ils n'ont pu l'atteindre.
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Text Authorship:
- by Pauline Mary Tarn (1877 - 1909), as Renée Vivien [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title, appears in Fragments, no. 105
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 ]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 31