Fragment #39

#39

Look at me, adorned, the feet

By spangled straps covered

Beautiful Lydian work finely

          Wrought in my skirt

Embroidered with delicacy and

Daintiness are the roses on my robe

My headgear of the finest linen

          Embellished with purple dye

Phaon has sailed to fabulous Sardis

And carried home to me all the

Luxuries of Lydia, so I might appear

          As some eastern divinity

Inlaid, my jewels around neck and arm

Look at me, Phoan, in my refined

Sensuality, I only have to begin

          Pouring nectar

To feel as beautiful as a goddess,

Tonight, our fires will burn more

Luxuriously as I behold you, my beloved

          Fairer than Adonis