Sappho 31 (finished)

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I realized the previous one was actually unfinished so here is the finished one


That man seems to me to be equal to the gods

who is sitting opposite you

and hears you nearby

speaking sweetly



and laughing delightfully, which indeed

makes my heart flutter in my breast;

for when I look at you even for a short time,

it is no longer possible for me to speak



but it is as if my tongue is broken

and immediately a subtle fire has run over my skin,

I cannot see anything with my eyes,

and my ears are buzzing


a cold sweat comes over me, trembling

seizes me all over, I am paler

than grass, and I seem nearly

to have died.



but everything must be dared/endured, since

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