Saturday, March 10, 2007

THE POEM ITSELF "TO APHRODITE"

The Poem

poikilovqron j aqanavt j Afrovdita
pai` Divo~ dolovploke livssomaiv se
mhv m j avsaisi mhd j onivaisi davmna
povtnia qu`mon
alla tui`d j evlq j aiv pota katevrwta
ta~ evma~ auvda~ ai>vousa phvloi
evklue~, pavtro~ de dovmon livpoisa
cruvsion h`lqe~
avrm j upadeuvxaisa : kavloi de s j a`gon
wvkee~ strou`qoi peri ga`~ melavina~
puvkna dvinnente~ ptver j ap j wravnwiqero~
dia mevssw,
ai`ya d jexivkonto. su d j, w` mavkaira,
mediaisai~ j aqanatw/ proswpw/
hvre j ovtti dhu`te pevponqa kvwtti
dhu`te kavlhmmi,
kvwtti moi mavlista qevlw gevnesqai
mainovla/ quvmw/. tivna dhu`te peviqw
mai`~ s j avghn e~ / san filovtata … tiv~ s j w`
Yavpf j, adikhvei …
kai gar ei feuvgei tacevw~ diwvxei
ai de dw`ra mh devket, alla dwvsei
ai de mh fivlei tacevw~ filhvsei
kwuk eqevloisa.
evlqe moi kai nu`n, calevpan de lu`son
ek merivmnan, ovssa de moi tevlessai
qu`mo~ imevrrei, tevleson. su d jauvta
suvmmaco~ evsso

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