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by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

The full moon is shining
Language: English  after the Aeolic Greek 
The full moon is shining
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Note: we may have pointed this text to the wrong Sappho text, but we will correct that when we acquire the full text.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The full moon is shining"

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):

  • by Sheila Silver (b. 1946), "The full moon is shining", 1980 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Chariessa, no. 3

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:


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