Sappho: Fragment 2

Come to me from Krete to this holy temple, here to your sweet apple grove, altars smoking with frankincense.Cold water ripples through apple branches,the whole place shadowed in roses, from the murmuring leavesdeep sleep descends.Where horses graze, the meadow bloomsspring flowers in the windsbreathe softly . . . *Here, Aphrodite, after gathering . . . pour into cups nectarlavishly mingledwith joys.Translation by RayorThank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Roberta Mazza, Marguerite Johnson, Malcolm Choat, Mike Sampson, Usama Gad & Katherine Blouin. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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