εὕδεις, Ζηνοφίλα, τρυφερὸν θάλος. εἴθ᾽ ἐπὶ σοὶ νῦν ἄπτερος εἰσῄεινὝπνος ἐπὶ βλεφάροις, ὡς ἐπὶ σοὶ μηδ᾽ οὗτος, ὁ καὶ Διὸς ὄμματα θέλγων, φοιτήσαι, κάτεχον δ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐγώ σε μόνος.
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Confirmed with The Greek Anthology. With an English Translation by. W. R. Paton, London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1916, no. 174.
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Note on TransliterationsAuthorship:
- by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), no title [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Dudley Fitts (1903 - 1968) ; composed by Geoffrey Bush.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Charles-Gaston Levadé.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (William Roger Paton) , no title
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2020-01-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 29
Sleep, sleep dear girl, drowsy flower: Ah, that I were the Lord of sleep, that so Wingless, a whisper, Under your shadowy eyelids I might creep: Then, not even he who veils God's eyes Could come into you: you would be mine alone.
Authorship:
- by Dudley Fitts (1903 - 1968) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998), "Lullaby", 1964 [ baritone and piano ], from Seven Greek Love Songs, no. 6, Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-09-16
Line count: 6
Word count: 43