
Modern Greek (1453-): 
Μολπὴ ἁνδάνει ὠσίν,
ὥστε καὶ μένος σφριγᾷ.
“Ἐξάρθητι ἐνὶ θυμῷ”,
κελεύει ἀοιδή,
ᾗ χαριέστατα πείθῃ.
Ῥυσμὸν κρίνεις γ’ εὖ τιθέντα,
γράφοντα μέτρον
ἐνὶ φρεσὶ σῇσι.
Ἀπεύχοιο ἂν αὐτὸν ἀπεῖναι.
Σὸν κῆρ θαρρεῖ
αὐτὰρ δεδιός ποτε
συννοίας εἵνεκά τινος.
"Εἰ ξεῖνος γενοίμην μέλους

English: 
Singing delights the ears,
thus the spirit thrives in vigor.
"Get lifted inside",
urges the ode,
in which you wholeheartedly trust.
You opt for the well arranging rhythm,
that carves the good measure
in your reason.
You would not wish it to leave you.
Your heart dares,
then -at times- afraid
due to some worries.
"If I become stranger to the tune

Modern Greek (1453-): 
ἐξ οὐρανίων δωμάτων,
ἀπολέσαιμι πάλιν ἂν
αὖθις κοινωνίαν ἀγαθοῦ".
Μήποτε γενέσθαι.
Μέμνησο λέξεων οἷς ἐρρώσθης.
Μέλος, ἀοιδὴ ἢ ᾠδή,
ἄμφω μελῳδεῖτον·
αὐδὴ ῥαψῳδοῦ
σὺν Μουσάων δίᾳ ὀμφῇ
ἀείδοιτον ἐς ἀεί.
Ῥυθμὸς μὲν οὖν ἁρμόζει μέλος,
ὅ γε καὶ σκοπὸν καλέσουσιν
ἔκγονοι ἡμῶν.

English: 
of heavenly houses
I shall lose again
the community with Goodness"
Never that be!
Remember the words by which you strengthened:
Tune, ode
both produce melody;
the voice of the rhapsode
along with the divine voice of the Muse,
may you both sing forever!
The rhythm in deed regulates the tune ,
that our descendants will call purpose
as well.

English: 
These matters I want to be studying,
and to be wondering at,
oh, strings of honeyflowing lyres
and voices of sage men,
who are servants
of Harmony for our sake.

Modern Greek (1453-): 
Τοιαῦτα γὰρ βούλομαι μελετᾶν,
τοιαῦτα αὖ θαυμάζειν,
(ὦ) χορδαὶ μελιρρύτων λυρῶν
ἅμα καὶ φθογγαὶ εὐνόων βροτῶν,
οἷοι θεράποντες
ὑπάρχουσιν ἡμῖν Ἁρμονίης.
