[B-Greek] A Song for the Morning

Louis Sorenson llsorenson at hotmail.com
Sun Feb 13 18:25:05 EST 2011


Hello all, 

For those of you who want to bring a little song into their Greek studies, this hymn has a good flow and sound.  It has seen the eyes of several of those well versed in ancient Greek....but there still could be some improvements. Can you guess what song it is?  Perhaps someone can grace us with a recording.  I find singing is one of the best ways to internalize Greek. 

    πρωΐα ἥκει· ὡσεὶ ἡμέρᾳ μίᾳ.
    εἴρηκεν κόσσυφος, ὡς τὸ πρῶτον πετεινόν.
    ἐπαινείσθω μὲν ἡ ᾠδή. ἐπαινείσθω δ' ἡ πρωΐα.
    ἐπαινείσθω δὴ ὁ λόγος ὁ ζωοποιῶν*

    ἡδύς γε ὁ πρόϊμος ἐνηλιώμενος·
    ὡς δρόσος λεπτὴ ἐπὶ χόρτον νεόν.
    ἐπαινείσθω δ' ὁ γλυκὺς ὠραῖος κῆπος·
    πεφυκὼς τελειότητι ὅπου ἂν ἔλθῃ.

    ἐμός γε ὁ ἥλιος· ἐμή γε ἡ πρωΐα
    ἐξ ἑνὸς φωτὸς [γεγενημένος]  ὃ Ἐδὲμ ἑώρακεν.
    συγχαιρέτω μὲν εὐφραίνων· συγχαιρέτω δ' ἡ πρωΐα
    τὸ καινὸν θεοῦ κτίσμα, καθ' ἡμέραν

* or ὁ ἐπιφανὴς λόγος 
    PRWI+A hHKEI· hWSEI hHMERAi MIAi.
    EIRHKEN KOSSUFOS, hWS TO PRWTON PETEINON.
    EPAINEISQW MEN hH WiDH. EPAINEISQW D' hH PRWI+A.
    EPAINEISQW DH hO LOGOS hO ZWOPOIWN*

    hHDUS GE hO PROIMOS ENHLIWMENOS·
    hWS DROSOS LEPTH EPI CORTON NEON.
    EPAINEISQW D' hO GLUKUS WRAIOS KHPOS·
    PEFUKWS TELEIOTHTI hOPOU AN ELQHi.

    EMOS GE hO hHLIOS· EMH GE hH PRWI+A
    EX hENOS FWTOS [GEGENHMENOS]  hO EDEM hEWRAKEN.
    SUGCAIRETW MEN EUFRAINWN· SUGCAIRETW D' hH PRWI+A
    TO KAINON QEOU KTISMA, KAQ' hHMERAN

note: 
HMERAi MIAi is from Genesis. 
PROIMOS = early rains
OYIMOS = latter rains (not used)

ἄσατε μοι συγχαιροντες εἰ παρρησίαν ἔχεις!
ASATE MOI SUNCAIRONTES EI PARRHSIAN ECEIS!
Louis Sorenson

 		 	   		  


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