112, Blessed bridegroom

SAPPHO

(Lobel-Page 112 – Σαπφώ – English translation)


Blessed bridegroom: yours indeed, now, is the wedding you'd prayed for

And seen granted; and you have the maiden whom you'd prayed for...


You are graceful, truly, in form; and your eyes, O bride, are so

Sweet; and desire runs over the loveliness – outspilling – of your face;

... honored above all you are by Aphrodite.