Aly Jaffar
10-27-2014, 11:03 PM
Sappho, the greek lyrical poet, despite of her lost poems which now we can read some fragments of it, she was an influence to a lot people, artists and others. When Baudelaire had written this poem, there were a very few fragments of Saphho were discovered.
Personally, she is my eternal muse. And I love this poem by Baudelaire.
"Lesbos, where kisses are as waterfalls
That fearless into gulfs unfathom'd leap,
Now run with sobs, now slip with gentle brawls,
Stormy and secret, manifold and deep;
Lesbos, where kisses are as waterfalls!
Lesbos, where Phryne Phryne to her draws,
Where ne'er a sigh did echoless expire.
As Paphos' equal thee the stars admire.
Nor Venus envies Sappho without cause!
Lesbos, where Phryne Phryne to her draws,"
You can read the complete poem here, which is in the public domain in Wikisource, with a translation by Richard Herne Shepherd, and of course you can read it in its original language, in the french Wikisource page.
Personally, she is my eternal muse. And I love this poem by Baudelaire.
"Lesbos, where kisses are as waterfalls
That fearless into gulfs unfathom'd leap,
Now run with sobs, now slip with gentle brawls,
Stormy and secret, manifold and deep;
Lesbos, where kisses are as waterfalls!
Lesbos, where Phryne Phryne to her draws,
Where ne'er a sigh did echoless expire.
As Paphos' equal thee the stars admire.
Nor Venus envies Sappho without cause!
Lesbos, where Phryne Phryne to her draws,"
You can read the complete poem here, which is in the public domain in Wikisource, with a translation by Richard Herne Shepherd, and of course you can read it in its original language, in the french Wikisource page.