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Ἰώ
ἆ ἆ, ἒ ἔ,
χρίει τις αὖ με τὰν τάλαιναν οἶστρος,
εἴδωλον Ἄργου γηγενοῦς, ἄλευ᾽ ἆ δᾶ: φοβοῦμαι
τὸν μυριωπὸν εἰσορῶσα βούταν.
ὁ δὲ πορεύεται δόλιον ὄμμ᾽ ἔχων,
570ὃν οὐδὲ κατθανόντα γαῖα κεύθει.
ἀλλ᾽, ἐμὲ τὰν τάλαιναν
ἐξ ἐνέρων περῶν κυναγετεῖ, πλανᾷ
τε νῆστιν ἀνὰ τὰν παραλίαν ψάμμαν.
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