O shining Apollo, son of lightning-wielding Zeus and blessed Leto, brother of swift-footed Artemis, father of gods and galant heroes; great Apollo, whose sun-bright hair is yet unshorn, whose fair face and well-built form, ageless and abiding, hold ever the beauty of youth.
Laurel-weathed god, child of Delos, far-shooting one whose shafts fly staight and true, you keep the evil of the world at bay, you deliver mankind from plague and disease, and yet your arrows carry death and well to men, swiftly and suddenly.
Sweet are the songs men sing to laud your name, sweet too the spark of insight, O companion of the excellent Muses.
In Delphi, O Apollo, was your name well spoken, were you well honored with gifts and libations, and you shared the words of father Zeus with men.
Apollo, protector of humanity, brilliant one, I praise and give thanks for your blessings.