Ancient Love Themes in Contemporary Music
(Ancient Text by Theognis, translated by Bing and Cohen) and He’ll Never Love You Like I Do (Contemporary Song by Hayley Kiyoko) ParallelTextLyricsListen In Theognis’ poem, the narrator is professing his jealousy over the fact that his lover has just Read More …
(Ancient Text by Ovid, translated by Bing and Cohen) and Take Me or Leave Me (Contemporary Song by The Original Motion Picture Cast of Rent) ParallelTextLyricsListen Ovid’s poem 3.11b is about a narrator falling in love with a beautiful women Read More …
(Ancient Text by Ovid, translated by Bing and Cohen) and The Tango Maureen (Contemporary Song by Jonathan Larson) ParallelTextLyricsListen Ovid’s poem describes the struggles of a man who is attracted to married women. In particular, 2.19 focuses on his relationship Read More …
(Ancient Text by Catullus, translated by Bing and Cohen) and The Next Ten Minutes (Contemporary Song by Jason Robert Brown) ParallelTextLyricsListen Catullus’ poem to Lesbia portrays his love for her by asking her to give him so many kisses that Read More …
(Ancient Text by Sappho, translated by Peter Bing and Rip Cohen) and Satisfied (Contemporary Song by Renee Elise-Goldsberry) ParallelTextLyricsListen Saphho’s poem describes how the narrator feels both physically and emotionally when she sees her lover with someone else. In this, Read More …