The Epitaph of Seikilos - Ancient Greek Lyre

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Thanasis Kleopas plays on his lyre and sings the oldest surviving complete musical composition, The Epitaph of Seikilos. The oldest complete song is most probably from around the 1st or the 2nd century AD.

Full interview: https://youtu.be/E9bQgzV6icM

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Lyrics:

Original Ancient Greek:
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ xρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.

Modern Greek:
Όσο ζεις, να λάμπεις
Μη λυπάσαι καθόλου
Η ζωή είναι σύντομη
Ο χρόνος απαιτεί την πληρωμή του.

English:
While you live, shine
have no grief at all
life exists only for a short while
and time demands its toll.

English phonetic:
Hoson zēs phainou
mēden holōs sy lypou
pros oligon esti to zēn
to telos ho chronos apaitei.

Thanasis Kleopas: https://athanaskleopas.wixsite.com/kleopas

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