by Kostis Palamas (1859 - 1943)
O Digenī́s Akrítas
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Kaválla páei o Chárontas to Digenī́ ston 'Adī, ki álloys mazí... Klaíei, dérnetai t' anthrṓpino kopádi. Kai toys krateí stoy alógoy toy deménoys ta kapoýlia, tīs leventiás ton ánemo, tīs omorfiás tīn poýlia. Kai sa na mīn ton pátīse stoy Chároy to podári, o Akrítas móno atáracha koitáei ton kavallárī! - O Akrítas eímai, Cháronta, den pernṓ me ta chrónia. M’ ággixes kai de m’ énoiōses sta marmarénia alṓnia? Eím’ egṓ ī akatálytī psychī́ tōn Salamínōn. Stīn Eftálofīn éfera to spathí tōn Ellī́nōn. De chánomai sta Tártara, monácha xapostaínō. Stī zōī́ xanafaínomai kai laoýs anastaínō! –
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Text Authorship:
- by Kostis Palamas (1859 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked 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):
- by Manolis Kalomiris (1883 - 1962), "Ο Διγενής Ακρίτας", 1908-14 [voice and orchestra], from Μαγιοβότανα / Magic Herbs, no. 8. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
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Word count: 95