by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
Translation by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891)
Ἡ καλόν ἐστι βαδίζειν
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ἡ καλόν ἐστι βαδίζειν ὅπου λειμῶνες κομῶσιν, ὅπου λεπτὸς ἡδυτάτην ἀναπνεῖ Ζέφυρος αὔρην, κλῆμά τε Βάκχιον ἰδεῖν χὐπὸ τὰ πέταλα δῦναι ἁπαλὴν παῖδα κατέχων Κύπριν ὅλην πνέουσαν.
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- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), appears in Odes, no. 41 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852) , "Ode XLI", appears in Odes of Anacreon, no. 41, first published 1800 [an adaptation] ; composed by Alexander Campbell MacKenzie, Sir.
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- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "Sur le printemps", first published 1847
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Sur le printemps
Language: French (Français)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Qu'il est doux de s'égarer sur des gazons émaillés que le zéphyr caresse de sa délicieuse et suave haleine, d'admirer les richesses de Bacchus, et sous l'ombre heureuse des pampres d'étreindre en ses bras une jeune fille respirant Vénus tout entière.
Authorship:
- by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891), "Sur le printemps", first published 1847 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
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: 2010-04-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 41