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Saturday, 29 March 2008
A SMILE
“By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.” - Rabindranath Tagore
A Greek song this Saturday, with lyrics by poet Kostas Karyotakis (November 11, 1896 – July 20, 1928). It is sensitively set to music by Lena Platonos and sung by Savina Yannatou. A Smile
Tonight, the evening is like a dream. Tonight the valley is dipped in magic. It’s not raining any more and the rested girl Lay down in the moist clover.
The lips parted like two cherries, And as she breathes deeply, Her breast rises and falls Like an April rose in the wind.
Sunrays escape from a cloud And hide themselves in her eyes. A lemon tree sheds dewdrops on her And they drop on her cheek like diamonds, As if she had been crying, Though she smiles gazing at the sun.
Χαμόγελο
Απόψε είναι σαν όνειρο το δείλι. Απόψε η λαγκαδιά στα μάγια μένει. Δε βρέχει πια κι η κόρη αποσταμένη, Στο μουσκεμμένο ξάπλωσε τριφύλλι.
Σα δυο κεράσια χώρισαν τα χείλη Κι έτσι βαθειά γεμάτα σ’ ανασαίνει. Στο στήθος της ανεβοκατεβαίνει Νέον αγριοτριανταφύλλο του Απρίλη.
Ξεφεύγουνε από το σύννεφο ακτίδες Και κρύβονται στα μάτια της. Τη βρέχει μια λεμονιά με δυο δροσοσταλίδες, Που στάθηκαν στο μάγουλο διαμάντια Και που θαρρείς το δάκρυ της πως τρέχει, Καθώς χαμογελά στον ήλιο αγνάντια.
I have been blogging daily on this platform for several years now. It is surprising that I have persisted as the world is changing and "microblogging" is now the norm. I blog to amuse myself, make comment on current affairs, externalise some of my creativity, keep notes on things that interest me, learn something new and to surprise myself with things that I discover about this wonderful, and sometimes crazy, world we live in.
I sometimes get the impression that I am on a soapbox delivering a monologue, so your comments are welcome.
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