by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
κέλομαί σε
Language: Aeolic Greek
[κ]έλομαί σε[ ], [Γο]γγύλα, [πέφ]ανθι λάβοισα μα [ ] [πᾶ]κτιν, ἆς σε δηὖτε Πόθος τ[ ] ἀμφιπόταται τὰν κάλαν∙ ἀ γὰρ κατάγωγις αὔτα ἐπτόαισ’ ἴδοισαν∙ ἔγω δὲ χαίρω. καὶ γὰρ αὔτα δήπο[τ’] ἐμέμφ[ετ’] [Κ]υπρογέν[ηα]
Text Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), "κέλομαί σε" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Luigi Dallapiccola.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 34