Anacreonta 40
“Since I was made to journey
A mortal down life’s road
I can see how much time has passed
But not how much is left to go.
My worried thoughts, that’s enough–
Let’s have no business between us.
Before I meet my end,
I’m going to play, laugh and dance
With Luiaos, my pretty friend.”
ἐπειδὴ βροτὸς ἐτεύχθην
βιότου τρίβον ὁδεύειν,
χρόνον ἔγνων ὃν παρῆλθον,
ὃν δ᾿ ἔχω δραμεῖν οὐκ οἶδα.
† μέθετέ με, φροντίδες· †
μηδέν μοι χὔμιν ἔστω.
πρὶν ἐμὲ φθάσῃ τὸ τέλος,
παίξω, γελάσω, χορεύσω
μετὰ τοῦ καλοῦ Λυαίου.
