[B-Greek] A Song for the Morning

Louis Sorenson llsorenson at hotmail.com
Sun Feb 13 23:15:44 EST 2011


META PARRHSIAS AKOUE.

The passage I was think of is from the Martyrdom of Polycarp 10.1.1

Ἐπιμένοντος δὲ πάλιν αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγοντος· Ὄμοσον τὴν Καίσα-

ρος τύχην, ἀπεκρίνατο· Εἰ κενοδοξεῖς ἵνα ὀμόσω τὴν Καίσαρος τύχην, 

ὡς σὺ λέγεις, προσποιεῖ δὲ ἀγνοεῖν με τίς εἰμι, μετὰ παρρησίας 

ἄκουε· Χριστιανός εἰμι. εἰ δὲ θέλεις τὸν τοῦ Χριστιανισμοῦ μαθεῖν 

λόγον, δὸς ἡμέραν καὶ ἄκουσον. 
10.2.1    ἔφη ὁ ἀνθύπατος· Πεῖσον τὸν δῆμον.

EPIMENONTOS DE PALIN AUTOU KAI LEGONTOS· OMOSON THN KAISA-
ROS TUCHN, APEKRINATO· EI KENODOXEIS hINA OMOSW THN KAISAROS TUCHN,
hWS SU LEGEIS, PROSPOIEI DE AGNOEIN ME TIS EIMI, META PARRHSIAS
AKOUE· CRISTIANOS EIMI. EI DE QELEIS TON TOU CRISTIANISMOU MAQEIN
LOGON, DOS hHMERAN KAI AKOUSON.
10.2.1    EFH hO ANQUPATOS· PEISON TON DHMON.
Louis Sorenson



Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:44:38 +0000
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καλως ποιησαν
 
Let me translate - Well Done- in case my Greek is too terrible. :)
 
I would love to put that song on my FB page, with permission.
 
And I take it that PARRNSIA can mean boldness in listening as well as boldness in speaking.
 
Thanks,
Richard
 

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My rendition can be found at http://www.letsreadgreek.com/songs/morninghasbroken/morninghasbroken_vocal.mp3

This is a good example of when to use the word παρρησία.....Justin Martyr(?) uses it for his judge to have boldness to listen
to his witness.

Louis Sorenson





Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:40:27 +0000
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Now maybe Marcus33AD can offer a youtube rendition.
 
Richard

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http://allspirit.co.uk/morning.html
 george
gfsomsel 


… search for truth, hear truth, 
learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth, 
defend the truth till death.


- Jan Hus
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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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