by Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933)
To Diplanó Trapézi
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Our translations: FRE
Thánai mólis eíkosi dyo etṓn. Ki ómōs egṓ eímai vévaios poy, schedón ta ísa chrónia protī́tera, to ídio sṓma aytó to apī́laysa. Den eínai dióloy éxapsis erōtismoý. Kai monachá pro olígoy mpī́ka sto kazíno. den eícha oýte ṓra gia na piṓ polý. To ídio sṓma egṓ to apī́laysa. Ki an den thymoýmai, poý — éna xéchasmá moy den sīmaínei. A tṓra, na, poy káthīse sto diplanó trapézi gnōrízō káthe kínīsi poy kámnei — ki ap’ ta roýcha kátō gymná t’ agapīména mélī xanavlépō.
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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]
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- 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
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This text was added to the website: 2012-06-09
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