Kisses not mortal I lavished ;
Out of the life of him ravished
Life for the making of thee.
Son, did I lose in the deed?
Son, did the breasts of me bleed,
Bleed for pure love? Did I see
Zeus with his face through the thunder
Frowning with fury and wonder?
Love in Olympus is free—
I have created a god, not a mortal of mortal degree.
Ant. y
ORPHEUS
Hear me, O mother, descended
To earth, from the sisterly shrine !
Hear me, a mortal unfriended,
Save thou, in thy purity splendid
Indwell me, invoke the divine!
As sunlight enkindles the ocean,
As moonlight shakes earth with emotion,
As starlight shoots trembling in wine,
So be thy soul for a man!
Teach my young fingers to span
That musical lyre of thine!
Passion and music and peace,
Teach me the singing of these! -
Teach me the tune of the vine!
Teach me the stars to resemble,
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