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Mar 15, 2009
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Oikogenia (Original Greek Poem)
Oikogenia
OI oikogenia
exei yiayia,
kai papou, patera, mama,
Adelfia, xadeldia
kai allifini filoi
Oi movi anthropoi pou prepei
na tous dwseis ebistoseivei
Otan oloi sa finounai na povas monos
OI oikogenia eivai ekei na sou parounai o povos
Oi aloi oi anthwpoi milane poli
Na xeris kati,
Afti pou exounai megalw stoma
va min tous fobase
Kiauti pou de milave kafolou
Na tous fobase
Giati the leve tipota ala akouvai ola
Xerounai pola
Oi mana mou mexei pei
o filos borei na eivai kai fidi
Yiati tov exeis dosei ola ta mistika sou
Borei eukola na spasei ti zwi sou
San parafiro me petro ap tin auli sou.
Kai oi oikogenia borounai na kanounai to idio
Giauto prepei na prosexeis
ta logia pou bgainoun ap to stoma
Yiati ta dika sou logia
Ap to diko sou stoma
Borounai na sou balouvai
Stiv timoria.
Giauto filaraki mou
Prosexe me ta matia sou
al kalutera me to kefali sou
Giati auto eivai to kalutero oplo sou.
Kai na eisai kovta stiv oikogenia sou
Giati then tha exeis kaluterous filous
se oli ti zwi sou.
OI oikogenia
exei yiayia,
kai papou, patera, mama,
Adelfia, xadeldia
kai allifini filoi
Oi movi anthropoi pou prepei
na tous dwseis ebistoseivei
Otan oloi sa finounai na povas monos
OI oikogenia eivai ekei na sou parounai o povos
Oi aloi oi anthwpoi milane poli
Na xeris kati,
Afti pou exounai megalw stoma
va min tous fobase
Kiauti pou de milave kafolou
Na tous fobase
Giati the leve tipota ala akouvai ola
Xerounai pola
Oi mana mou mexei pei
o filos borei na eivai kai fidi
Yiati tov exeis dosei ola ta mistika sou
Borei eukola na spasei ti zwi sou
San parafiro me petro ap tin auli sou.
Kai oi oikogenia borounai na kanounai to idio
Giauto prepei na prosexeis
ta logia pou bgainoun ap to stoma
Yiati ta dika sou logia
Ap to diko sou stoma
Borounai na sou balouvai
Stiv timoria.
Giauto filaraki mou
Prosexe me ta matia sou
al kalutera me to kefali sou
Giati auto eivai to kalutero oplo sou.
Kai na eisai kovta stiv oikogenia sou
Giati then tha exeis kaluterous filous
se oli ti zwi sou.
— Sophocles, Mar 15, 2009
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