Warm Heart, Calm Thoughts: Yay Wine!

Anacreonta 50

“Whenever I drink wine
My heart gets warm

And begins to sing the Muses.

Whenever I drink wine,
My worries and anxious plans
Are tossed to the winds
That assault the sea.

Whenever I drink wine,
That playful Bacchus
Makes me happier with drink,
Surrounding me with flowery breezes.

Whenever I drink wine,
I weave blossoms into crowns,
Drop them on my head
And sing aloud of life’s peace.

Whenever I drink wine,
I douse my body with perfume
And sing all about Kypris
Holding a girl in my arms.

Whenever I drink wine,
I unfold my mind in the cups
And delight in the partying boys.”

ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
τότε μὴν ἦτορ ἰανθὲν
. . . . . . . . .
λιγαίνειν ἄρχεται Μούσας.

ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
ἀπορίπτονται μέριμναι
πολυφρόντιδές τε βουλαὶ
ἐς ἁλικτύπους ἀήτας.

ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
λυσιπαίγμων τότε Βάκχος
πολυανθέσιν μ᾿ ἐν αὔραις
δονέει μέθῃ γανώσας.

ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
στεφάνους ἄνθεσι πλέξας,
ἐπιθείς τε τῷ καρήνῳ
βιότου μέλπω γαλήνην.

ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
μύρῳ εὐώδεϊ τέγξας
δέμας, ἀγκάλαις δὲ κούρην
κατέχων Κύπριν ἀείδω.

ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
ὑπὸ κυρτοῖς δὴ κυπέλλοις
τὸν ἐμὸν νόον ἁπλώσας
θιάσῳ τέρπομαι κούρων.