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Αἰόλον ἱμεροθαλὲς ἔαρ φαίνουσα, μέλισσα
— Paton edition
ξουθά, ἐφ᾽ ὡραίοις ἄνθεσι μαινομένα,
χῶρον ἐφ᾽ ἡδύπνοον πωτωμένα, ἔργα τίθευ σύ,
ὄφρα τεὸς πλήθῃ κηροπαγὴς θάλαμος.
Bee, that revealest the presence of many-coloured
— Paton edition
spring in her delightful bloom ; yellow bee, revelling
in the prime of the flowers ; fly to the sweetly-
scented field and busy thyself with thy work, that
thy waxen chambers may be filled.
Bee, that revealest the presence of many-coloured
— Paton edition
spring in her delightful bloom ; yellow bee, revelling
in the prime of the flowers ; fly to the sweetly-
scented field and busy thyself with thy work, that
thy waxen chambers may be filled.
Αἰόλον ἱμεροθαλὲς ἔαρ φαίνουσα, μέλισσα
— Paton edition
ξουθά, ἐφ᾽ ὡραίοις ἄνθεσι μαινομένα,
χῶρον ἐφ᾽ ἡδύπνοον πωτωμένα, ἔργα τίθευ σύ,
ὄφρα τεὸς πλήθῃ κηροπαγὴς θάλαμος.
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