Archilochus’ chant of the sweet voice singing + 

The Olympian hymn of victory, + 

With its threefold measure of triumph outringing, + 

Sufficed to lead onward the revelry + 

To the Hill of Kronos, as paced along + 

Epharmostus amidst of his comrade-throng. + 

But now with such soul-stirring arrows of song + 

As in these our days fly fittingly + 

Shot from the Muses’ bows far-ranging, + 

Sing praises, my soul, unto Zeus, whose hand + 

Hurls red-glowing lightnings sin-avenging; + 

And the holy foreland of Elis-land + 

Praise thou, the land which long agone + 

Pelops the hero, Lydia’s son, + 

With Hippodameia for dowry won, + 

The glorious clasp of her wedlock-band. + 