Oct 4, 2006

ANAKREON

Zeus, put to sleep solecian speech
lest you babble barbarously.


You are like gentle guests.
You need only fire
and a roof overhead.

Once long ago Milesians
were stouthearted men.

...


I love, and I don't.
I'm mad, and again I'm not.

If he wants to fight,
let him fight,
for it is allowed.

1 comment:

photi said...

Hi John, Is this a translation or a spoof? either way -- very nice. I see Anacreon wrote pederastic verse, Mark Foley born too late? What ever happened to that page system of old? Alas, its not easy being Greek. ok, nice to see your blog.