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Kavafis, Konstantinos: Εκόμισα εις την Τέχνη

Portre of Kavafis, Konstantinos

Εκόμισα εις την Τέχνη (Greek)

Κάθομαι και ρεμβάζω. Επιθυμίες κ’ αισθήσεις
εκόμισα εις την Τέχνην - κάτι μισοειδωμένα,
πρόσωπα ή γραμμές ερώτων ατελών
κάτι αβέβαιες μνήμες. Aς αφεθώ σ’ αυτήν.
Ξέρει να σχηματίσει Μορφήν της Καλλονής·
σχεδόν ανεπαισθήτως τον βίον συμπληρούσα,
συνδυάζουσα εντυπώσεις, συνδυάζουσα τες μέρες.



Uploaded byP. T.
Source of the quotationhttp://www.kavafis.gr

I’ve Brought to Art (English)

I sit in a mood of reverie.
I brought to Art desires and sensations:
things half-glimpsed,
faces or lines, certain indistinct memories
of unfulfilled love affairs. Let me submit to Art:
Art knows how to shape forms of Beauty,
almost imperceptibly completing life,
blending impressions, blending day with day. 



Uploaded byP. T.
Source of the quotationhttp://www.kavafis.gr

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