Cannot stand this song. Sorry. The main reason it's not in Hard is because it's got all that repetition. Nice reps with relative pronouns, at least. Could do that A-group, B-Group thing with the ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω
Gainsford writes: "Note. A late date for this poem is especially strongly indicated by its metrical features. The anomalous spellings and forms in the manuscript text may also represent a late date rather than textual corruption."
ὅτ’ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον (ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω)
ἀπορίπτονται αἱ μέριμναι
πολυφρόντιδές τε βουλαὶ
ἐς ἁλικτύπους ἀήτας.
(ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω)
ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον (ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω)
τοῦτό μοι μόνον τὸ κέρδος,
τοῦτ᾿ ἐγὼ λαβὼν ἀποίσω·
τὸ θανεῖν γὰρ μετὰ πάντων.
(ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω)
ὅτ᾿ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον (ὅτε πίω, ὅτε πίω).
when I drink wine, when i drink, when i drink, my worries and anxious deliberations, [x2]
are thrown to the winds that pound the sea, [x2]
when i drink [x4] when I drink wine,
when i drink [x2] this is all the gain I ask,
When I drink wine, when i drink, when i drink, this is all the gain I ask,
I shall accept it and take it away, that I must die like everyone else, [x2]
when i drink [x4] when I drink wine, when i drink, [x2]
when I drink wine,
when i drink. [x2]
ὅτ’ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
ἀπορίπτονται μέριμναι
πολυφρόντιδές τε βουλαί
ἐς ἁλικτύπους ἀήτας. ...
ὅτ’ ἐγὼ πίω τὸν οἶνον,
τοῦτό μοι μόνον τὸ κέρδος,
τοῦτ’ ἐγὼ λαβὼν ἀποίσω·
τὸ θανεῖν γὰρ μετὰ πάντων.