Sappho: Fragment 16
Some men say and army of horses and some men say an army on footand some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thingon the black earth. But I say it is what you love.Easy to make this understood by all.For she who overcame everyonein beauty (Helen) left her fine husbandbehind and went sailing to Troy.Not for her children nor her dear parentshad she a thought, no- ]led her astray ]for ]lightly ]reminded me now of Anaktoria who is gone.I would rather see her lovely stepand the motion of light on her facethan chariots of Lydians or ranks of footsoldiers in arms] not possible to happen] to pay for a share]]]]]toward[]]]out of the unexpected.Translation by CarsonSappho, , and Anne Carson. If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho. , 2002.Thank you for listening to our first episode! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter - sign up before November 1st at any level for a free Sweetbitter tote bag.Our guests this episode were Chris Mason from Olds Songs, Marguerite Johnson and Diane Rayor. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.