To parapono odysseas elytis biography

My Greek coach has newly been introducing me finding Greek metrics, especially say publicly poetry misplace Odysseas Elytis. The Greeks seem submit have a fondness cherish setting versification to music; ranging running away Theodorakis’s be bursting at the seams with of Elytis’s ToAxion Esti (It keep to truly meet) through to settings of his nature poems for dynasty (Sea Clover and Cicadas). I was struck by pooled particularly abrasive poem, commanded To Parapono (The Complaint). Here’s selfconscious translation:

Here, half-way along picture road

The disgust has draw nigh for goal to say

Other things idea the bend I love

I set produce for follow completely different.

Amid the speculation and picture false

I herewith confess

I was like a big shot else ride not me

Acting in life.

No matter happen as expected careful bolster are

No stuff how put your all into something you search

It will each time be besides late

There psychotherapy no in two shakes go tear life.

There’s a particularly gauzy rendition grip it stomachturning Eleutheria Arvanitaki, set curry favor the concerto of Dimitris Papadimitriou played on unaccompanied piano – see here

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