ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΕΣ/DESIRES

Κ. Π. Καβάφης

 ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΕΣ

Σαν σώματα ωραία νεκρών που δεν εγέρασαν
και τάκλεισαν, με δάκρυα, σε μαυσωλείο λαμπρό,
με ρόδα στο κεφάλι και στα πόδια γιασεμιά —
έτσ' η επιθυμίες μοιάζουν που επέρασαν
χωρίς να εκπληρωθούν· χωρίς ν' αξιωθεί καμιά
της ηδονής μια νύχτα, ή ένα πρωί της φεγγερό. 

 C.P. Cavafy
DESIRES (1)

Like beautiful dead bodies which  never grow old
but are enclosed with tears in splendid mausoleum,
roses around their foreheads and jasmine at their feet-
so look desires that passed without fulfilment.
without the blessing of a single night of pleasure 
or one of her light-rich mornings.

(Transl. Gerontakos)

*Κωνσταντίνος Καβάφης - Βικιπαίδεια

*Constantine P. Cavafy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 Κ. Π. Καβάφης: Επιθυμίες 
Απαγγέλλει η Έλλη Λαμπέτη.
Η ζωγραφιά που κοσμεί το video είναι έργο του Νίκου Εγγονόπουλου.

 
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"Epithymiae" - ("Desires") Nicholas Spanos sings in greek one of his own songs, entitled "Desires", on poetry by C.P. Cavafy. Along with another one (called "Since 9 p.m."), these two songs are composed for medium voice, cello and piano. Spanos interprets his own music for the first time at the "Suoni mezzi" recital, given in Thessaloniki, Greece, on October 10th, 2009. 

DESIRES (2)

  Like beautiful bodies of the dead who had not grown old
and they shut them, with tears, in a magnificent mausoleum,
with roses at the head and jasmine at the feet -
this is what desires resemble that have passed
without fulfillment; with none of them having achieved
a night of sensual delight, or a bright morning.