Translation
of a Sappho fragment
O
evening star, thou bringest all that’s best:
The
sheep, the goat, thou bringest home to rest:
The
child thou bringest to the mother’s breast.
Note
The
original would not have rhymed.
A
rhyming translation appears to have been produced by W. Rhys Roberts for the
1902 book Demetrius on Style (p.
139).