[SunkenCiv]

The Seikilos Song: the Oldest Complete Song from Ancient Greece

[AnalogReigns]

Virtually the entire book of Psalms in the Bible dates to 1,000 BC. At least one Psalm/song dates to Moses (1,400 BC). All are songs too.

[proxy_user]

Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς
ὀλίγον ἔστι τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.

There, much easier to read.

[married21]

Thanks for posting this. It sounds both like Gregorian chant and a greek folk music melody.

[MuttTheHoople]

...Dust, in the wind...

All we are is dust in the wind...

[Bommer]

The whole song

As long as you live,
shine forth do not at all grieve,
Life exists for a short while,
Time takes its course.

Beware the time of the Orangeman
The truth will become much fuller
If you lie and distort all the crap
From the scrolls of Robert Mueller

Life is short. Life is sweet
Lie, distort and then impeach
You must go now to get rid of the man
Before the Sciff hits thou fan!

[Rebelbase]

"The melody is groovy..."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Just amazing they could figure out the tune. Thanks for posting — always intriguing and fun information.

I never took the time to study anthropology or ancient civilizations, so I really appreciate the tidbits you provide. I missed out on an lot.

[JennysCool]

The second a safe, quality time machine is invented, I’m going back to introduce doo-wop to the ancient world. I think they’ll appreciate it.

[DaxtonBrown]

A shorter version reads:

Roses are red
we are all gonna be dead

[a fool in paradise]

surprised the EUSSR hasn’t issued a “take down notice” for music copyright infraction!

[P.O.E.]

[Adder]

As long as you live,
shine forth do not at all grieve,
Life exists for a short while,
Time takes its course.

Don’t fear the reaper...

or

Burma Shave

[COBOL2Java]

Man, that must have been some big Edison Phonograph they had to build to play that!