πρόσθε μοι Ἀρχεάδης ἐθλίβετο: νῦν δὲ τάλαιναν
οὐδ᾽ ὅσσον παίζων εἰς ἔμ᾽ ἐπιστρέφεται.
οὐδ᾽ ὁ μελιχρὸς Ἔρως ἀεὶ γλυκύς: ἀλλ᾽ ἀνιήσας
πολλάκις ἡδίων γίνετ᾽ ἐρῶσι θεός.

— Paton edition

(*The Complaint of a Girl*)
Time was when Archeades loved to sit close to me, but now not even in play does he turn to look at me, unhappy that I am. Not even Love the honeyed is ever sweet, but often he becomes a sweeter god to lovers when he torments them.

— Paton edition

Naguère, j’étais cruelle pour Archéadas. Maintenant pour mon malheur il ne me regarde plus le temps d’un badinage. Le doux Éros n’est pas toujours tendre : mais, après la souffrance, le dieu est souvent plus délicieux encore aux amoureux.

— R. Aubreton

Antes, Arkhéades me apertava em seus braços, mas agora, quão desafortunada que sou, nem brincando ele se vira para mim.
O Éros cor de mel não é sempre doce, mas o deus, quando machuca, muitas vezes se torna mais prazeroso aos amantes.

— Luiz Capelo

Antes, Arkhéades me apertava em seus braços, mas agora, quão desafortunada que sou, nem brincando ele se vira para mim.
O Éros cor de mel não é sempre doce, mas o deus, quando machuca, muitas vezes se torna mais prazeroso aos amantes.

— Luiz Capelo

Naguère, j’étais cruelle pour Archéadas. Maintenant pour mon malheur il ne me regarde plus le temps d’un badinage. Le doux Éros n’est pas toujours tendre : mais, après la souffrance, le dieu est souvent plus délicieux encore aux amoureux.

— R. Aubreton

(*The Complaint of a Girl*)
Time was when Archeades loved to sit close to me, but now not even in play does he turn to look at me, unhappy that I am. Not even Love the honeyed is ever sweet, but often he becomes a sweeter god to lovers when he torments them.

— Paton edition

πρόσθε μοι Ἀρχεάδης ἐθλίβετο: νῦν δὲ τάλαιναν
οὐδ᾽ ὅσσον παίζων εἰς ἔμ᾽ ἐπιστρέφεται.
οὐδ᾽ ὁ μελιχρὸς Ἔρως ἀεὶ γλυκύς: ἀλλ᾽ ἀνιήσας
πολλάκις ἡδίων γίνετ᾽ ἐρῶσι θεός.

— Paton edition