Pamphilus of Alexandria

Quotes

• “Oὐκέτι δὴ χλωροῖσιν ἐφεζόμενος πετάλοισιν  ἁδεῖαν μέλπων ἐκπροχέεις ἰαχὰνἀλλά σε γηρύοντα κατήναρεν, ἠχέτα τέττιξ,  παιδὸς ἀπ᾽ ἠλιθίου χεὶρ ἀναπεπταμένα.”
• “No longer perched on the green leaves dost thou shed abroad thy sweet call, for as thou wast singing, noisy cicada, a foolish boy with outstretched hand slew thee.”
• “No more on fresh green twigs thou'lt sit a-swinging,—No more with sweet and penetrative strain,Noisy Cicada, shall we hear thee singing,For a child’s hand hath caught thee and hath slain.”
• “Τίπτε παναμέριος, Πανδιονὶ κάμμορε κούρα,  μυρομένα κελαδεῖς τραυλὰ διὰ στομάτων;ἤ τοι παρθενίας πόθος ἵκετο, τάν τοι ἀπηύρα  Θρηίκιος Τηρεὺς αἰνὰ βιησάμενος;”
• “Why, unhappy daughter of Pandion, dost thou mourn all day long, uttering thy twittering note? Is it that regret is come upon thee for thy maidenhead, which Thracian Tereus took from thee by dreadful force?”
• “Poor swallow, as thou glidest by,Thou dost renew thy plaintive cry;—  Is this thine only song? Dost thou remember the sad day When Tereus stole thy heart away,  And did thee grievous wrong?”

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