Alcaeus fr. 335
Alcaeus fr. 335
An Ode to Tennent’s (Alcaeus fr. 335)
Why should we give our souls to sadness
When we gain nothing from our grief?
The best pharmacists serve pint glasses.
Hail, Tennent’s! If you’ve got booze, drink.
Graece
οὐ χρῆ κάκοισι θῦμον ἐπιτρέπην,
προκόψομεν γὰρ οὐδὲν ἀσάμενοι,
ὦ Βύκχι, φαρμάκων δ᾽ ἄριστον
οἶνον ἐνεικαμένοις μεθύσθην