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 TransliterationsText Authorship:
- 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
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Tu dors, tige délicate, Que ne puis-je, comme le sommeil ailé, pénétrer sous tes paupières afin que lui-même qui charme les yeux de Jupiter ne te vole pas à moi et que seul je te possède. Dors! Dors !
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Charles-Gaston Levadé (1869 - 1948), "Tu dors, tige délicate" [ medium voice and piano ], from L'amour d'Héliodora, silhouettes grecques sur des traductions de poèmes anciens tirés de l'Anthologie Grecque, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Enoch & Cie.; confirmed with La Musique pendant la guerre: revue musicale mensuelle, directeur gérant Charles Hayet ; secrétaire général Francis Casadesus ; administrateur Ernest Brodier, June 17 1917, page 209 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2020-01-15
Line count: 6
Word count: 38