Epitaph of Seikilos

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Hóson zêis, phaínou
mēdèn hólōs sù lupoû
pròs olígon ésti tò zên
tò télos ho khrónos apaiteî.

While you live, shine bright.
Let not grief sour your guest, Life,
staying with you, but for a while.
Soon will come due all demands of Time.

Song Details

Title: Epitaph of Seikilos
Text: Greek: Seikilos, ca. 1st-2nd c. tr. Kenan Schaefkofer, 2021
Tune: EPITAPH OF SEIKILOS
Music: Seikilos, ca. 1st-2nd c.
Key: A mixolydian
Meter: irregular
Date Added: 2021/03/21