Posted November 22, 2004 · Report post "Might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb" as they say. Having started to trash Elytis, I might as well go on for a bit - here is the last solo from Αξιον εστί . And if the poet won't forgive me for what I did to his poem, I'll say he's quite right - I don't either. ΑΝΟΙΓΩ ΤΟ ΣΤΟΜΑ ΜΟΥ ___||___ I open my mouth Μουσική: Μίκης Θεοδωράκης ___||___ Music: Mikis Theodorakis Στίχοι: Οδυσσέας Ελύτης ___||___ Poem: Odysseas Elytis Ανοίγω το στόμα μου κι αναγαλλιάζει το πέλαγος ___||___ I open my mouth and the open sea rejoices και παίρνει τα λόγια μου στις σκοτεινές του σπηλιές ___||___ and takes my words into its dark caves και στις φώκιες τις μικρές τα ψιθυρίζει ___||___ and whispers them to the little seals τις νύχτες που κλαιν των ανθρώπων τα βάσανα. ___||___ at night when they weep for mankind's torments. Χαράζω τις φλέβες μου και κοκκινίζουν τα όνειρα ___||___ I cut my veins and the dreams turn red και τσέρκουλα γίνονται στις γειτονιές των παιδιών ___||___ and become little hoops in the children's neighbourhoods και σεντόνια στις κοπέλες που αγρυπνούνε ___||___ and sheets for the girls who can't sleep κρυφά για ν' ακούν των ερώτων τα θαύματα. ___||___ to let them listen, in secret, to the miracles of love. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites