Some say cavalry and others claim infantry or a fleet of long oars is the supreme sight… — Sappho
Some say cavalry and others claim infantry or a fleet of long oars is the supreme sight on the black earth. I say it is the one you love.
In the original Greek
Oi μὲν ἑππήων στρότον οἱ δὲ πέσδων οἱ δὲ νάων φαῖσ᾽ ἐπὶ γᾶν μέλαιναν ἔμμεναι κάλλιστον" ἔγω δὲ κῆν᾽ ὄτ- “ Tw τις ἔραται.
570 BC
★ 7.1Provenance
Current citation
Sappho. The Complete Poems of Sappho, edited by Willis Barnstone. Shambhala Publications, 2009.
Original citation
Sappho. Supreme Sight on the Black Earth. c. 570 BCE.