Eros!
[god of love]
Eros!
[god of love]
Eros!
[god of love]
Eros, the unconquered in battle,
Eros, you who descend upon riches,
and watch the night through on a girl's soft cheek,
you roam over the sea 
and among the homes of men in the wilds.
Neither can any immortal escape you, 
nor any man whose life lasts for a day.
He who has known you is driven to madness.
You seize the minds of just men 
and drag them to injustice, to their ruin.
You it is who have incited this conflict of men 
whose flesh and blood are one.
But victory belongs to radiant Desire 
swelling from the eyes of the sweet-bedded bride.
Desire sits enthroned in power 
beside the mighty laws
For in all this divine Aphrodite 
plays her irresistible game.
[chanting:] "For in all this divine Aphrodite 
plays her irresistible game."
