Happy beyond the days that are
Were the days when mankind was young,
When men were taught
To be gentle of thought.
By an art that of human things is fairest far,
The art that is sweet of tongue.
μακάριος ἦν ὁ πρὸ τοῦ βίος βροτοῖσιν
πρὸς τὰ νῦν, ὃν εἶχον ἄνδρες
ἀγανόφρονες ἡδυλόγῳ σοφίᾳ
βροτῶν περισσοκαλεῖς.
πρὸς τὰ νῦν, ὃν εἶχον ἄνδρες
ἀγανόφρονες ἡδυλόγῳ σοφίᾳ
βροτῶν περισσοκαλεῖς.
Original text (Ancient Greek)