In my opinion it is a beautiful poem.
On Feb 8, 2008 6:48 PM, Jon Corelis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I thought my elemental list found poem reminded me of something, and
> realized it was this poem by Nikos Gatsos, so I did a translation of
> it which is just a quick knock together but with poetry like this a
> plain literal translation can be effective. This is actually a song
> lyric which in a musical setting by Manos Hadjidakis became a top
> popular hit in Greece. The American equivalent would be something
> like a musical setting of a poem by Wallace Stevens becoming a top
> hit. The difficulty of imagining this says much about American
> culture.
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Anny Ballardini
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I Tell You: One must still have chaos in one to give birth to a dancing
star!
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