[bit.listserv.hellas] YPNOS

82phpu82@CSD4.CSD.UWM.EDU (John Vamvakas) (02/07/90)

Afieronete se osous apo mas niothoun xenitemeni.

                   Ipnos
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  Tha mas dothi to harisma ke i mira
  na pame na pethanoume mia nihta
  sto prasino akroyali tis patridas?
  Glika tha kimithoume san pedakia
  glika.Ki apanothe mas the na fevgoun,
  ston ourano,t'asteria ke ta egosmia.
  Tha mas haidevi os oniro to kima.
  Ke galano san kima t'oniro mas
  tha mas travai se hores pou den ine.

  Agapes tha 'ne sta mallia mas i avres,
  i anasa ton fikion tha mas mironi,
  ke katou ap'ta megala vlefara mas,
  horis nan to grikoume,tha yelame.
  Ta roda tha kinisoun ap'tous frahtes,
  ke tha 'rthoun na mas yinoun proskefali.
  Ya na mas kanoun armonia ston ipno,
  th'afisoune ton ipno tous aidonia.
  Glika tha kimithoume san pedakia
  glika.Ke ta koritsa tou horiou mas,
  agrapidies,tha stekoune triyiro
  ke,skivontas,krifa tha mas miloune
  ya ta hrisa kalivia,ya ton ilio
  tis Kiriakis,ya tis olaspres g(l)astres,
  ya ta kala ta hronia mas pou pane.
  To heri mas kratontas i kiroula,
  ki opos arga tha klinoume ta matia,
  tha mas diiyete-ohri-san paramithi
  ti pikra tis zois.Ke to feggari
  tha katevi sta podia mas lampada
  tin ora pou sterna tha kimithoume
  sto prasino akroyali tis patridas.
  Glika tha kimithoume san pedakia
  pou oli ti mera eklapsan ke apostasan.

                                    (1921)

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