Ancient Love Themes in Contemporary Music
(Ancient Text by Euripides, translated by A.J. Podlecki) and Angel Eyes (Contemporary Song by ABBA) ParallelTextLyricsListen There are many similarities between the ancient text of Euripides’ Medea and the song Angel Eyes written and sung by the band ABBA. Both tell Read More …
(Ancient Text by Terence, translated by Belty Radice) and I’ll Stand By You (Contemporary Song by The Pretenders) ParallelTextLyricsListen There are many similarities between the ancient comedy The Brothers by Terence and the song I’ll Stand by You by The Pretenders, Read More …
(Ancient Text by Horace, translated by Peter Bing and Rip Cohen) and 31 Candles (Contemporary Song by The Mendoza Line) ParallelTextLyricsListen Horace writes about his personal experience of his relationship with a particular lover, and shares what the current younger Read More …
(Ancient Text by Catullus, translated by Peter Bing and Rip Cohen) and 7 Things (Contemporary Song by Miley Cyrus) ParallelTextLyricsListen Catullus talks about how he has devoted so much of his love to Lesbia, his lover, that even though she Read More …
(Ancient Text by Propertius, translated by Peter Bing and Rip Cohen) and Love Song (Contemporary Song by Sara Bareilles) ParallelTextLyricsListen The ancient text by Propertius is very similar to the modern song “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles, in that they Read More …