Ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ
πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσεν
πολλῶν δ’ ἀνθρώπων ἴδεν ἄστεα καὶ νόον ἔγνω,
πολλὰ δ’ ὅ γ’ ἐν πόντῳ πάθεν ἄλγεα ὃν κάτα θυμόν,
ἀρνύμενος ἥν τε ψυχὴν καὶ νόστον ἑταίρων.
Ạndra moi ẹnnepe, Moụsa, polỵtropon, họs mala pọlla
plạnchthē, epeị Troiẹ̄s hierọn ptoliẹthron epẹrsen:
pọllōn d’ạnthrōpọ̄n iden ạstea kaị noon ẹgnō,
pọlla d’ ho g’ ẹn pontọ̄ pathen ạlgea họn kata thỵmon,
ạrnymenọs hēn tẹ psychẹ̄n kai nọston hetaịrōn.
Ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα,
of-the-man to-me tell, Muse
πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ
of-many-turns, who very many/much
πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσεν
was-tossed-about, after Troy’s holy citadel had-sacked.
πολλῶν δ’ ἀνθρώπων ἴδεν ἄστεα καὶ νόον ἔγνω,
many of men (he-)saw cities-of and minds-of knew
πολλὰ δ’ ὅ γ’ ἐν πόντῳ πάθεν ἄλγεα ὃν κάτα θυμόν,
many but? his indeed? on ocean suffered pains his in soul
ἀρνύμενος ἥν τε ψυχὴν καὶ νόστον ἑταίρων.
gain the? both? life and the-return-home of-his-comerades
ἀλλ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ὣς ἑτάρους ἐρρύσατο, ἱέμενός περ:
αὐτῶν γὰρ σφετέρῃσιν ἀτασθαλίῃσιν ὄλοντο,
νήπιοι, οἳ κατὰ βοῦς Ὑπερίονος Ἠελίοιο
ἤσθιον: αὐτὰρ ὁ τοῖσιν ἀφείλετο νόστιμον ἦμαρ.
τῶν ἁμόθεν γε, θεά, θύγατερ Διός, εἰπὲ καὶ ἡμῖν.
ạll’ oud’ họ̄s hetaroụs errhỵsato, hịemenọs per;
aụtōn gạr spheterẹ̄sin atạsthaliẹ̄sin olọnto,
nẹ̄pioi, hoị kata boụs Hyperịonos Ẹ̄elioịo
ẹ̄sthion; aụtar ho toịsin apheịleto nọstimon ẹ̄mar.
Tọ̄n hamothẹn ge, theạ, thygatẹr Dios, eịpe kai hẹ̄min.
ἀλλ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ὣς ἑτάρους ἐρρύσατο, ἱέμενός περ:
yet but-not so the-companions (were)rescued, (his will for)movement/action notwithstanding
αὐτῶν γὰρ σφετέρῃσιν ἀτασθαλίῃσιν ὄλοντο,
themselves namely their-own recklessness/wickedness themselves-destroyed
νήπιοι, οἳ κατὰ βοῦς Ὑπερίονος Ἠελίοιο
children/helpless-ones, the-ones? through? cattle of(gen.)-Hyperios[the-high-one] of(gen.)-Helios[sun]
ἤσθιον: αὐτὰρ ὁ τοῖσιν ἀφείλετο νόστιμον ἦμαρ.
(they)ate: whereupon/nevertheless? he following?ὁ following?τοῖσιν took-away the-return day
τῶν ἁμόθεν γε, θεά, θύγατερ Διός, εἰπὲ καὶ ἡμῖν.
of-the? from-somewhere at-any-rate, goddess, daughter (of) heaven/Zeus, you-say to-us
