Δέδυκε
μὲν ἀ σελάννα
καὶ
Πληίαδες·
μέσαι
δὲ
νύκτες,
παρὰ δ᾽ ἔρχετ᾽ ὤρα·
ἔγω
δὲ μόνα κατεύδω.*
Sappho
Alone
Her
lyre is herself:
taut
strings of words
sighing
ever so softly
lingering
forever....
Safo
sola
Su
lira es ella misma:
cuerdas
tirantes de palabras,
suspirando
tan bajo,
perviviendo
por siempre....
E. A. Costa 28 March, 2015
*"The
moon has sunk below the horizon,
the
Seven Sisters too: it is the middle
of
the night, time goes by slowly--
and
I sleep alone." (Sappho, tr. EAC.)
