by Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933)
Μακρυά
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Our translations: FRE
Θάθελα αυτήν την μνήμη να την πω... Μα έτσι εσβύσθη πια... σαν τίποτε δεν απομένει — γιατί μακρυά, στα πρώτα εφηβικά μου χρόνια κείται. Δέρμα σαν καμωμένο από ιασεμί... Εκείνη του Aυγούστου — Aύγουστος ήταν; — η βραδυά... Μόλις θυμούμαι πια τα μάτια. ήσαν, θαρρώ, μαβιά... A ναι, μαβιά. ένα σαπφείρινο μαβί.
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- by Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933), "Μακρυά" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Il y a longtemps", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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