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Thomas Moore
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Give Me the Harp of Epic Song
By Anacreon (570-488 B.C.)
Translated by Thomas Moore
Give me the harp of epic song
Which Homer's finger thrill'd along
But tear away the sanguine string
For war is not the theme I sing
Proclaim the laws of festal rite
I'm monarch of the board tonight
And all around shall brim as high
And quaff the tide as deep as I!
And when the cluster's mellowing dews
Their warm, enchanting balm infuse
Our feet shall catch th' elastic bound
And reel us through the dance's round
Oh Bacchus! we shall sing to thee
In wild but sweet ebriety!
And flash around such sparks of thought
As Bacchus could alone have taught!
Give me the harp of epic song
Which Homer's finger thrill'd along
But tear away the sanguine string
For war is not the theme I sing
Proclaim the laws of festal rite
I'm monarch of the board tonight
And all around shall brim as high
And quaff the tide as deep as I!
Then give the harp of epic song
Which Homer's finger thrill'd along
But tear away the sanguine string
For war is not the theme I sing!
Written by: Petros Tabouris, Thomas Moore

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