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βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ,
210βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ.
λιμναῖα κρηνῶν τέκνα,
ξύναυλον ὕμνων βοὰν
φθεγξώμεθ᾽, εὔγηρυν ἐμὰν ἀοιδάν,
κοὰξ κοάξ,
215ἣν ἀμφὶ Νυσήιον
Διὸς Διόνυσον ἐν
Λίμναισιν ἰαχήσαμεν,
ἡνίχ᾽ ὁ κραιπαλόκωμος
τοῖς ἱεροῖσι Χύτροισι
χωρεῖ κατ᾽ ἐμὸν τέμενος λαῶν ὄχλος.
220βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ.
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τὸν ὄρρον ὦ κοὰξ κοάξ:
ὑμῖν δ᾽ ἴσως οὐδὲν μέλει.
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