Constantine P. Cavafy "Ithaki (Ιθάκη)" lyrics

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Ithaki (Ιθάκη)

Σὰ βγεῖς στὸν πηγαιμὸ γιὰ τὴν Ἰθάκη,νὰ εὔχεσαι νά ῾ναι μακρὺς ὁ δρόμος,γεμάτος περιπέτειες, γεμάτος γνώσεις.

Τοὺς Λαιστρυγόνας καὶ τοὺς Κύκλωπας,τὸν θυμωμένο Ποσειδῶνα μὴ φοβᾶσαι,τέτοια στὸν δρόμο σου ποτέ σου δὲν θὰ βρεῖς,ἂν μέν᾿ ἡ σκέψις σου ὑψηλή, ἂν ἐκλεκτὴσυγκίνησις τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ σῶμα σου ἀγγίζει.

Τοὺς Λαιστρυγόνας καὶ τοὺς Κύκλωπας,τὸν ἄγριο Ποσειδῶνα δὲν θὰ συναντήσεις,ἂν δὲν τοὺς κουβανεῖς μὲς στὴν ψυχή σου,ἂν ἡ ψυχή σου δὲν τοὺς στήνει ἐμπρός σου.

Νὰ εὔχεσαι νά ῾ναι μακρὺς ὁ δρόμος.Πολλὰ τὰ καλοκαιρινὰ πρωινὰ νὰ εἶναιποῦ μὲ τί εὐχαρίστηση, μὲ τί χαρὰθὰ μπαίνεις σὲ λιμένας πρωτοειδωμένους.

Νὰ σταματήσεις σ᾿ ἐμπορεῖα Φοινικικά,καὶ τὲς καλὲς πραγμάτειες ν᾿ ἀποκτήσεις,σεντέφια καὶ κοράλλια, κεχριμπάρια κ᾿ ἔβενους,καὶ ἡδονικὰ μυρωδικὰ κάθε λογῆς,ὅσο μπορεῖς πιὸ ἄφθονα ἡδονικὰ μυρωδικά.

Σὲ πόλεις Αἰγυπτιακὲς πολλὲς νὰ πᾷς,νὰ μάθεις καὶ νὰ μάθεις ἀπ᾿ τοὺς σπουδασμένους.Πάντα στὸ νοῦ σου νά ῾χεις τὴν Ἰθάκη.Τὸ φθάσιμον ἐκεῖ εἶν᾿ ὁ προορισμός σου.

Ἀλλὰ μὴ βιάζεις τὸ ταξίδι διόλου.Καλλίτερα χρόνια πολλὰ νὰ διαρκέσει.Καὶ γέρος πιὰ ν᾿ ἀράξεις στὸ νησί,πλούσιος μὲ ὅσα κέρδισες στὸν δρόμο,μὴ προσδοκώντας πλούτη νὰ σὲ δώσει ἡ Ἰθάκη.

Ἡ Ἰθάκη σ᾿ ἔδωσε τ᾿ ὡραῖο ταξίδι.Χωρὶς αὐτὴν δὲν θά ῾βγαινες στὸν δρόμο.Ἄλλα δὲν ἔχει νὰ σὲ δώσει πιά.

Κι ἂν πτωχικὴ τὴν βρεῖς, ἡ Ἰθάκη δὲν σὲ γέλασε.Ἔτσι σοφὸς ποὺ ἔγινες, μὲ τόση πεῖρα,ἤδη θὰ τὸ κατάλαβες οἱ Ἰθάκες τὶ σημαίνουν.__________________________________Video:recitation by Sean Connerymusic by Vangelis

Ithaka

Once you set out for Ithakahope your road to be long,full of adventures, full of knowledge.

Don't be afraid of the Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,the angry Poseidonyou'll never find them on your wayif you keep your thoughts high,if rare excitement touches your spirit and your body.

You won't meet the Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,the wild Poseidonunless you bring them along inside your soul,unless your soul puts them in front of you.

Hope your road to be longmay there be many summer morningswhen you'll enter with pleasure, with joy,the harbours you've seen for the first time

Stop in Phoenician trading stationsand get the good warespearls and corals, ambers and ebony,and sensual herbs of every kindas many sensual herbs as you can

Go to many Egyptian citiesto study and learn from the educated oneskeep Ithaka always in your mindyour arrival there is your destiny

But don't rush the journey at allit better lasts for many years,and then when you're old to stay on the island,wealthy with all you've gained on the waywithout expecting Ithaka to make you rich.

Ithaka gave you the beautiful journey.without her you wouldn't have set outthere's nothing else to give you anymore

And if you find her poor, Ithaka hasn't fooled you.now that you became wise with so much experienceyou should have already understood what Ithakas mean

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