New Sappho poem - 'The Brothers' - read in Greek

Listen to one of the new Sappho poems read in Greek.  Below - the text with two translation versions

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ἀλλ’ ἄϊ θρύληϲθα Χάραξον ἔλθην
νᾶϊ ϲὺμ πλέαι· τὰ μέν̣, οἴο̣μα̣ι, Ζεῦϲ
οἶδε ϲύμπαντέϲ τε θέοι· ϲὲ δ’̣ οὐ χρῆ
ταῦτα νόειϲθαι,

ἀλλὰ καὶ πέμπην ἔμε καὶ κέλ⟦η⟧`ε΄ϲθαι
πόλλα λί̣ϲϲεϲθαι̣ βαϲί̣λ̣η̣αν Ἤ̣ραν
ἐξίκεϲθαι τυίδε ϲάαν ἄγοντα
νᾶα Χάραξον,

κἄμμ’ ἐπεύρην  ἀρτ̣έ̣μεαϲ· τὰ δ’ ἄλλα
πάντα δαιμόνεϲϲ̣ιν ἐπι̣τ̣ρόπωμεν·
εὐδίαι̣ γ̣ὰρ̣ ἐκ μεγάλαν  ἀήτα̣ν̣
αἶψα πέ̣λ̣ο̣νται·

τῶν κε βόλληται βαϲίλευϲ Ὀλύμπω
δαίμον’ ἐκ πόνων ἐπάρ{η}`ω΄γον ἤδη
περτρόπην, κῆνοι μ̣άκαρεϲ πέλονται
καὶ πολύολβοι.

κ̣ἄμμεϲ, αἴ κε τὰν κεφάλα̣ν  έργ̣η
Λάρι̣χοϲ καὶ δήποτ’ ἄνη̣ρ γένηται,
καὶ μάλ’ ἐκ πόλλ⟦η⟧`αν΄ βαρ̣υθύ̣μιάν̣ κεν
αἶψα λύθειμεν.

Why the incessant gossip about Charaxus’ arrival,

in a loaded ship? Only Zeus, I think, knows

the truth, along with all the gods—it’s not for you

to have an opinion!

Hardly! You should be telling me to go and make

repeated appeals to Queen Hera

that Charaxos can make his return here,

ship and all,

finding us safe and sound. Let us place

everything else in the lap of the gods.

Sudden spells of fine weather often emerge

from heavy gales.

Some people are lucky enough to have

their problems averted by the King of Olympus.

They are blessed

and enormously fortunate.

In our case, if Larichos can just grow up

to be a man of leisure and status,

then from our heavy cargo of sorrows

we may very soon be freed!

But you always chatter that Charaxus is coming,

His ship laden with cargo. That much, I reckon, only Zeus

Knows, and all the gods; but you, you should not

Think these thoughts,

Just send me along, and command me

To offer many prayers to Queen Hera

That Charaxus should arrive here, with

His ship intact,

And find us safe. For the rest,

Let us turn it all over to higher powers;

For periods of calm quickly follow after

Great squalls.

They whose fortune the king of Olympus wishes

Now to turn from trouble

to [ … ] are blessed

and lucky beyond compare.

As for us, if Larichus should [ … ] his head

And at some point become a man,

Then from full many a despair

Would we be swiftly freed.