Ἐκκέκοφθ' ἡ μουσική
the culture has been cut out
Translated by David Whitehead14 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
They say that whereas the ancients engaged in philological enquiry during their symposia, their successors introduced the singing-girls and kithara-girls and dancing-girls. Hence some people used to use this saying when criticizing innovation.1