Εσπερινός
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Available translation(s): ENG
Στο ρημαγμένο παρεκκλήσι
της Άνοιξης το θείο κοντύλι
εικόνες έχει ζωγραφίσει
με τ' αγριολούλουδα τ'Απρίλη.
Ό ήλιος, γέρνοντας στη δύση,
μπροστά στου ιερού την πύλη
μπαίνει δειλά να προσκυνήση
κι ανάφτει υπέρλαμπρο καντήλι.
Σκορπάει γλυκειά μοσκοβολιά
δάφνη στον τοίχο ριζωμένη -
θυμίαμα που καίει η Πίστις -
και μια χελιδονοφωλιά,
ψηλά στο νάρθηκα χτισμένη,
ψάλλει το Δόξα εν Υψίστοις...
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- ENG English (Athanasios Papaisiou) , title 1: "Vesper", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Athanasios Papaisiou
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 59
Vesper
Language: English  after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
In the ravaged chapel
Spring's divine slate pencil
has painted images
with April's wildflowers.
The sun, setting
in front of the temple gate,
enters shyly to worship
and lights a radiant candle.
A laurel rooted on the wall
scatters a sweet aroma -
incense offered by Faith -
and a swallow's nest,
built up in the narthex,
chants Gloria in Excelsis...
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-29
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Word count: 61