Sappho Fragment 94
Translated by David J. Sacks (2021)
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To die is simply my only wish;
She left me alone, forsaken; weeping
Very much, and this she said to me;
Such, such wondrous woes we've endured,
Sappho, on my heart, I left you unwillingly.
This said I in response to her;
In joy may you now go and me
Remember; know how you I cherished so;
If you don't, still I would like to show you
A reminder of ...
the countless sweet and beautiful times we had;
for many wreathes of violets made
and of roses twined together, and herbs
of fennel before me you blithely placed
And many alluring/beguiling garlands woven
together around your beautiful neck
Made from flowers of lovely scent.
And with much myrrh,
Costly…
And queenly you anointed yourself,
And on the softest beds
For tender girls…
You would satisfy your yearning…