#arkhilokhos

[xanthiasonadonkey]

Poets

 You: Oh, who can compare to Sappho! Look at her use of language, all the beautiful emotion, she really is the Tenth Muse! Best lyric poet ever. 

Me:  Okay, but have you considered this:

θυμέ, θύμ᾽ ἀμηχάνοισι κήδεσιν κυκώμενε,

 ἄνα δέ, δυσμενέων δ᾽ ἀλέξευ προσβαλὼν ἐναντίον 

στέρνον, ἐν δοκοῖσιν ἐχθρῶν πλησίον κατασταθείς 

ἀσφαλέως· καὶ μήτε νικῶν ἀμφαδὴν ἀγάλλεο

 μηδὲ νικηθεὶς ἐν οἴκωι καταπεσὼν ὀδύρεο. 

ἀλλὰ χαρτοῖσίν τε χαῖρε καὶ κακοῖσιν ἀσχάλα

 μὴ λίην· γίνωσκε δ᾽ οἷος ῥυσμὸς ἀνθρώπους ἔχει.

Your friendly reminder that Arkhilokhos of Paros is glorious.

[eumenicles]

θυμέ, θύμ᾽, ἀμηχάνοισι κήδεσιν κυκώμενε, ἀναδευ δυσμενῶν δ᾽ ἀλέξεο προσβαλὼν ἐναντίον στέρνον ἐνδοκοισιν ἐχθρῶν πλησίον κατασταθεὶς ἀσφαλέως· καὶ μήτε νικέων ἀμφάδην ἀγάλλεο, μηδὲ νικηθεὶς ἐν οἴκωι καταπεσὼν ὀδύρεο, ἀλλὰ χαρτοῖσίν τε χαῖρε κακοῖσιν ἀσχάλα μὴ λίην, γίγνωσκε δ' οἷος ῥυσμὸς ἀνθρώπους ἔχει.

Arkhilokhos, fr.128 [West]

“My heart, my heart, by inconsolable griefs churned up, Emerge! and defend yourself against your enemies - raging against Those in ambush facing your heart, setting yourself before enemies, Immovable: and when you are victorious do not exalt publicly, Nor when you are defeated fall down in your house and mourn, But in delights, delight and with evils be distressed Not excessively, but recognise what kind of rhythm sustains mankind.”

[eumenicles]

ἀσπίδι μὲν Σαΐων τις ἀγάλλεται, ἣν παρὰ θάμνωι, ἔντος ἀμώμητον, κάλλιπον οὐκ ἐθέλων: αὐτὸν δ᾽ ἐξεσάωσα: τί μοι μέλει ἀσπὶς ἐκείνη; ἐρρέτω: ἐξαῦτις κτήσομαι οὐ κακίω.

Arkhilokhos fr. 5 [West]

“Some Saian rejoices now in my shield, which beside a bush, Blameless arms!, I left behind, unwilling: But Ι saved myself: what good is that shield to me? To hell with it: I will get another no worse.”

[spiritofdaisy]

Ey benim gönlüm, devasız kaygılarla çırpınan gönlüm!Diril, kahırlara göğüs ger,dayan düşmanların yanında dimdik,şaşırma. Yedin mi göze batarcasına coşma,*yenilince de yeisle evine kapanıp inleme.Sevince sevin, felakete üzül,pek fazla da olmasın.Öğren insan hayatı hangi sınırlar ,içinde akar