Ἀσπίδι μεν Σαίων τις ἀγάλλεται [Fr. West 5, Tarditi 8]
Archiloco / Ἀρχίλοχος
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ἈΣΠΊΔΙ ΜΕΝ ΣΑΊΩΝ ΤΙΣ ἈΓΆΛΛΕΤΑΙ [FR. WEST 5, TARDITI 8] | ἈΣΠΊΔΙ ΜΕΝ ΣΑΊΩΝ ΤΙΣ ἈΓΆΛΛΕΤΑΙ [FR. WEST 5, TARDITI 8] |
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ἀσπίδι μὲν Σαίων τις ἀγάλλεται, ἣν παρὰ θάμνῳ, | One of the tribesmen in Thrace now delights in the shield I discarded |
ἔντος ἀμώμητον, κάλλιπον οὐκ ἔθέλων: | Unwillingly near a bush, for it was perfectly good, |
αὐτον δ' ἔξεσάωσα. τί μοι μέλει ἀσπὶς ἔκείνη; | But at least I got myself safely out. Why should I care for that shield? |
ἔρρέτω: ἔξαῦτις κτήσομαι οὐ κακίω. | Let it go. Some other time I'll find another no worse. |