by
Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Πλήρης μὲν ἐφαίνετ’ ἀ σελάννα
Language: Aeolic Greek
Available translation(s): FRE GER SAN
Πλήρης μὲν ἐφαίνετ’ ἀ σελάννα
αἰ δ’ ὠς περὶ βῶμον ἐστάθησαν
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Note: this is often referred to as Sappho Fragment 88 D.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "The full moon is shining" ; composed by Sheila Silver.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Raoul Schrott (b. 1964) , appears in Die Erfindung der Poesie, first published 1997 ; composed by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) ; composed by Luigi Dallapiccola.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Salvatore Quasimodo)
- SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-04
Line count: 2
Word count: 11
En effet la lune pleine apparut
Language: French (Français) after the Aeolic Greek
En effet la lune pleine apparut,
et elles se levèrent comme autour d'un autel.
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- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-29
Line count: 2
Word count: 14