SALAMINA THS KYPROU (GEORGE SEFERIS)
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...Salamiva te
tas vyv matropolis twvd'
aitia stevagmwv.
PERSAI

Kapote o nlios toy mesnmerioy, kapote foyxtes n psiln broxn
kai t akrogiali gemato 0rypsalla palia pi0aria.
Asnmavtes oi koloves' movaxa o Agios Epifavios
deixvovtas moyvta, xwvemevn tn dyvamn tns polyxrysns aytokratorias.

Ta vea kormia perasav ap' edw, ta erwtemeva'
palmoi stoys kolpoys, rodiva koxylia kai ta sfyra
trexovtas afoba pavw sto vero
ki agkales avoixtes gia to zeygarwma toy po0oy.
Kyrios epi ydatwv pollwv,
pavw s ayto to perasma.

Totes akoysa bnmata sta xalikia.
Dev eida proswpa' sa gyrisa eixav fygei.
Omws baria n fwvn sav to perpatnma kamateroy,
emeive ekei stis flebes t oyravoy sto kylisma tns 0alassas
mesa sta botsala pali kai pali:

<<H gns dev exei krikelia
gia va tnv paroyv stov wmo kai va fygoyv
mnte mporoyv, oso ki av eivai dipsasmevoi
va glykavoyv to pelago me miso drami.
Kai toyta ta kormia
plasmeva apo eva xwma poy dev 3eroyv,
exoyv psyxes.
Mazeyoyv syverga gia va tis alla3oyv,
de 0a mporesoyv' movo 0a tis 3ekamoyv
av 3egivoyvtai oi psyxes.
Dev argei va karpisei t astaxy
de xreiazetai makry kairo
gia va foyskwsei tns pikras to prozymi,
de xreiazetai makry kairo
to kako gia va snkwsei kefali,
ki o arrwstos voys poy adeiazei
de xreiazetai makry kairo
gia va gemisei me tnv trela,
vnsos tis esti...>>

Filoi toy alloy polemoy,
s aytn tnv ernmnn syvvefiasmevn akrogialia
sas syllogizomai ka0ws gyrizei n mera-
Ekeivoi poy epesav polemwvtas ki ekeivoi poy
  epesav xrovia meta tn maxn'
ekeivoi poy eidav tnv aygh mes ap tnv paxvn
  toy 0avatoy
n', mes stnv agria mova3ia katw apo t' astra,
viwsave pavw toys mabia megala
ta matia tns oloklnrns katastrofns'
ki akomn ekeivoi poy proseyxovtav
otav to flogismevo atsali priovize ta karabia:
<<Kyrie, bon0a va 0ymomaste
pws egive toyto to foviko'
tnv arpagn to dolo tnv idioteleia,
to stegvwma tns agapns'
Kyrie, bon0a va ta 3erizwsoyme...>>

-Twra kalytera va lnsmovnsoyme pavw se toyta ta xalikia'
de fela va milame'
tn gvwmn twv dyvatwv poios 0a mporesei va tn gyrisei;
poios 0a mporesei v akoystei;
Ka0evas xwrista oveireyetai kai dev akoyei to braxva
  twv allwv.

-Nai' omws o mavtatoforos trexei
ki oso makrys ki av  eivai o dromos toy, 0a ferei
s aytoys poy gyreyav v aysodesoyv tov Ellnspovto
to fobero mnvyma tns Salamivas.