XVI DANCES BY MOONLIGHT
Mitchell S. (Mitchell Starrett) Buck translation
ON the soft grass, in the night, the young girls with hair of violets have all danced together, one of each two playing the part of lover.
The virgins said: “We are not for you.” And, as though they were bashful, concealed their virginity. Among the trees, an ægipan played upon the flute.
The others said: “We have come to seek you.” They arranged their robes like the tunics of men and they struggled gently while entwining their dancing legs.
Then, each pretending to be vanquished, took her friend by the ears, like a cup with two handles, and, inclining the head, drank a kiss.