"Oὐκέτι δὴ χλωροῖσιν ἐφεζόμενος πετάλοισιν ἁδεῖαν μέλπων ἐκπροχέεις ἰαχὰν ἀλλά σε γηρύοντα κατήναρεν, ἠχέτα τέττιξ, πα…"

"No longer perched on the green leaves dost thou shed abroad thy sweet call, for as thou wast singing, noisy cicada, a…"

"No more on fresh green twigs thou'lt sit a-swinging,— No more with sweet and penetrative strain, Noisy Cicada, shall …"

"Τίπτε παναμέριος, Πανδιονὶ κάμμορε κούρα, μυρομένα κελαδεῖς τραυλὰ διὰ στομάτων; ἤ τοι παρθενίας πόθος ἵκετο, τάν τοι…"

"Why, unhappy daughter of Pandion, dost thou mourn all day long, uttering thy twittering note? Is it that regret is co…"

"Why all day long, Pandion's ill-starred child, Dost twitter mournfully? Is this thy plaint Grief which thou feelest t…"

"All day I heard your high heart-broken laughter, Swallow, and, hearing, cried, ‘Is there no place Or time when you fo…"

"The earth bore thee, the sea destroyed thee, and Pluto’s seat received thee, and thence thou didst ascend to heaven. …"

"Earth brought thee forth and ocean was thy tomb, Ere yet thou shared’st the mansions of the blest: For a brief space …"

"Ἄνθρωπ’, ἀπολεῖς με. τῶν γὰρ ἐκ τῆς ποικίλης στοᾶς λογαρίων ἀναπεπλησμένος νοσεῖς· "ἀλλότριόν ἐσθ’ ὁ πλοῦτος ἀνθρώπῳ,…"