Ancient Love Themes in Contemporary Music
(Ancient Text by Virgil, translated by Robert Fitzgerald) and It’s not u it’s me (Contemporary Song by Bea Miller) ParallelTextLyricsListen These two pieces reflect the common theme of leaving a relationship to better oneself and reach one’s goals and aspirations Read More …
(Ancient Text by Callimachus, translated by Peter Bing, Rip Cohen) and There Stands the Glass (Contemporary Song by Webb Pierce) ParallelTextLyricsListen Drinking alcohol is an age-old remedy for the pains of love. The poem’s narrator, the stranger, and the subject Read More …
(Ancient Text by Sappho, translated by Peter Bing and Rip Cohen) and Dug My Heart (Contemporary Song by Garrett Borns) ParallelTextLyricsListen Both the ancient poem and the modern song characterize love as an almost painful force that physically affects a Read More …
(Ancient Text by Longus, translated by Ronald McCail) and It Must Be Love (Contemporary Song by Don Williams) ParallelTextLyricsListen Don Williams iconic “It Must Be Love” closely parallels Daphnis and Chloe’s realization about love after Philetas’ teachings. The simultaneous emotional Read More …