Οἴαν τὰν ὐάκινθον ἐν ὤρεσι ποίμενες ἄνδρες
πόσσι καταστείβοισι, χάμαι δέ τε πόρφυρον ἄνθος . . .
like the hyacinth in the mountains that shepherd men
with their feet trample down on the ground the purple flower
(tr. Katherine Wasdin)
Οἴαν τὰν ὐάκινθον ἐν ὤρεσι ποίμενες ἄνδρες
πόσσι καταστείβοισι, χάμαι δέ τε πόρφυρον ἄνθος . . .
like the hyacinth in the mountains that shepherd men
with their feet trample down on the ground the purple flower
(tr. Katherine Wasdin)