by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Mnasesthai
Language: Aeolic Greek
μνάσασθαί τινά φαιμι †καὶ ἕτερον† ἀμμέων
Partial transliteration used in Killmayer's setting: "Mnasesthai tina faim"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [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), "Mnasesthai", 1993-5, first performed 1995 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Sieben Lieder der Sappho, no. 7, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-05
Line count: 1
Word count: 6