by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891)
Τιμάδος ἅδε κόνις
Language: Aeolic Greek
Τιμάδος ἅδε κόνις, τὰν δη πρὸ γάμοιο θανοῦσαν δέξατο Φερσεφόνας κυάνεος θάλαμος, ἇς καὶ ἀποφθιμένας πᾶσαι νεοθᾶγι σιδάρῳ ἅλικες ἱμερτὰν κρατὸς ἔθεντο κόμαν.
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Authorship:
- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935) , "The dust of Timas", appears in Captain Craig, in Variations of Greek Themes, no. 6, first published 1902 FRE FRE ; composed by Frank Lewin.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Prosper Yraven [an adaptation] ENG ENG ENG ENG ; composed by Charles Gounod.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Henry Thornton Wharton)
- ENG English (Charles Isaac Elton, QC)
- ENG English (John Addington Symonds)
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "Épitaphe de la jeune Timas"
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Épitaphe de la jeune Timas
Language: French (Français)  after the Aeolic Greek
Les cendres de la charmante Timas reposent dans ce tombeau. Les Parques cruelles tranchèrent le fil de ses beaux jours avant que l'Hyménée eût allumé pour elle ses flambeaux. Toutes ses compagnes ont coupé courageusement sur sa tombe leur belle chevelure.
Authorship:
- by Ernest Falconnet (1815 - 1891), "Épitaphe de la jeune Timas" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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: 2011-06-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 41