First Part - NORDISC Music & Text

Lesbos2. I Have a Daughter, Beautiful as Golden FlowersOld GreekἝστι μοι κάλα πάισ χρυσίοισιν ἀνθέμοισινἐμφέρην ἔχοισα μόρφαν, Κλῆισ ἀγαπάτα,ἀντι τᾶσ ἔγω οὐδὲ Λυδίαν παῖσαν οὐδ᾽ ἔρανναν.EnglishI have a daughter, beautiful as golden flowersMy Cleis, love embodied, worshipped child, child of wonders,Richer, even more than all Lydian splendours or Lesbos dearestDanskJeg har en datter, skøn som gyldne blomsterMin Kleis, kærlighedens billede, forgudede barn, barn af nåde,rigere end samtlige lydiske skatte eller mit elskede Lesbos.TRANSCRIPTIONI have a daughter, beau ti ful as golden flo wersé sti moi ká la páis chry sí oi sin an thé moi sinMy Cle- is Love em bo died, wor shipped child, child of wonders,em phé riv é choi sa mór phan Kléis a ga pá taRicher, e- ven more than all Ly di an splen dors or Les bos dearestán ti tas e go oy dé Ly dí an paí san oy d’é pav van3. She Is a Sugar-AppleOld GreekΟἶον τὸ γλυκύμαλον ἐρεύθεται ἄκρῳ ἐπ᾽ ὔσδῳἄκρον ἐπ᾽ ἀκροτάτῳ λελάθοντο δὲ μαλοδρόπνες,οὐ μὰν ἐκλελάθοντ᾽, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐδύναντ᾽ ἐπίκεσθαι.EnglishShe is a sugar-apple; glowing on the highest branches,Higher than the highest one – overlooked by the apple pickersNo, they did not overlook it; they tried but couldn’t reach it.DanskHun er et sukker-æble. der gløder på de yderste grene,højere end den højeste top – overset af æbleplukkerne,men nej, de overså det ikke, de prøvede, men de kunne ikke nå det.TRANSCRIPTIONShe is a su gar-a pple glowing on the highest branches,oi on to gly ký ma lon e réy de tai á kro ep’ ýsdoHigher than the high est one – o ver looked by the app le pick ersá kron ep’ a kro táto le lá the on to de ma lo dróp nesNo, they did not o ver look it; they tried but couldn’t reach it.ou man e kle lá dont’ all’ oy k e dý vat’ e pí kes dai18© H.W. Gade 2004, Second Part