Semi - Shrewd

Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! I, as Queen of the Underworld, can Protect his charming body from vicious men It is here where he found his safest den Here I’ll protect his flesh from being stricken Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! I, as keeper of this handsome lad since his childhood Seeks for him nothing, but everything that’s good It is his well-being that lights up my mood I’ll badly be hurt when he’s hurt by someone shrewd Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! Shrewd is his rival for the love of Aphrodite He will be in great danger with her, can’t see? Surely from Ares wrath, he’ll experience something nasty And also with the god of fire, he’ll surely die violently! Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! Have mercy! Have mercy! To this youth so fine! Have mercy! Have mercy! To this youth of mine! To deadly earth above, don’t allow him to incline If this bad fate happens, my eyes will emit brine Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! Witness me mourn for the loss of this lad! Do you want the Queen of the Dead to feel bad? If Adonis is gone, my brain will also be mad! Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! From this sanctuary, do not take him away Do not let my life be in disarray To make him remain here, tell me the way I bow, I kneel, I prostrate, I pray!