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Ωδή στο Γεώργιο Καραϊσκάκη

Dionysis Savvopoulos / Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος
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ODE A GEORGIOS KARAISKAKISAN ODE TO GEORGIOS KARAISKAKIS
  
Lo schermo affonda, si agita la folla,The screen is sinking, the crowd is stirring,
tutte assieme si riversano le immagini.images all at once are rushing in.
Dove vai, giovane Eroe, bello come un mitoWhere are you going, palikari, beautiful like a legend,
mentre, diritto, ti getti nella morte?as, straight ahead, you drift into death?
  
Tutte le antenne d'una terra colpita,and all the antennas of a stricken land,
megafoni, ovunque altoparlanti, radio,megaphones loudspeakers and radios everywhere,
ti cullan dolci il sonno; e tu ascendisweetly they sing you to sleep and you, you are ascending
lassù, in mezzo ai Grandi, nei cieli.up on high among the great ones in the heavens.
  
Ma, poi, chi sono io? E dove vado,Who, in truth, am I, and where am I going,
con mille e due immagini in testa?with a thousand and two pictures in my mind?
La propaganda m'acceca; e allora vado,Headlights blind me and I am going
e m'inginocchio, e bacio il tuo sangue.to kneel down and kiss your blood.
  
Dove vai, giovane Eroe? Marciano le processioniWhere are you going, palikari? The processions are on their way
ed i tuoi schiavi urlano all'altare.and your slaves are howling at the altar.
Gridan le masse, rintoccan le campaneThe masses are yelling, the bells are ringing,
ed il tempio è squassato dal tuo inno.and your hymn shakes the church.
  
Ma, poi, chi sono io? E dove vado,Who, in truth, am I, and where do I go,
con mille e due immagini in testa?with a thousand and two pictures in my mind?
La propaganda m'acceca; e allora vado,You project them, they blind me and I go
e m'inginocchio, e bacio il tuo sangue.and kneel down and kiss your blood.


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