Εἰς λύραν (Ode n. 1)

Θέλω λέγειν Ἀτρείδας,‎
θέλω δὲ Κάδμον ἄιδειν,‎
ὁ βάρβιτος δὲ χορδαῖς
ἔρωτα μοῦνον ἠχεῖ.‎

ἤμειψα νεῦρα πρώην
καὶ τὴν λύρην ἅπασαν·
κἀγὼ μὲν ἦιδον ἄθλους
Ἡρακλέους, λύρη δέ
ἔρωτας ἀντεφώνει.‎

χαίροιτε λοιπὸν ἡμῖν,‎
ἥρωες· ἡ λύρη γάρ‎
μόνους ἔρωτας ἄιδει.‎

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