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Longing (M.A. Reilly,2009) |
[It’s no use / Mother dear...]
- SAPPHO
- TRANSLATED BY MARY BARNARD
It’s no use
Mother dear, I
can’t finish my
weaving
You may
blame Aphrodite
soft as she is
she has almost
killed me with
love for that boy
Sappho, "[It’s no use / Mother dear...]" from Sappho, Translated by Mary Barnard, published by the University of California Press. Copyright © 2012 by The Estate of Mary Barnard.
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