by Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933)
To Diplano Trapezi
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Our translations: FRE
Thanai molis eikosi dyo etōn. Ki omōs egō eimai bebaios pu, schedon ta isa chronia protētera, to idio sōma auto to apēlausa. Den einai diolu exapsis erōtismoy. Kai monacha pro oligu mpēka sto kazino. den eicha oyte ōra gia na piō poly. To idio sōma egō to apēlausa. Ki an den thymoymai, poy — ena xechasma mu den sēmainei. A tōra, na, pu kathēse sto diplano trapezi gnōrizō kathe kinēsi pu kamnei — ki ap’ ta roycha katō gymna t’ agapēmena melē xanablepō.
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Text Authorship:
- by Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933), "Το Διπλανό Tραπέζι" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Avi Sharon , "The next table", copyright © FRE ; composed by William Bolcom.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La table d'à côté", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-06-09
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