Otan Phga na perihghqw
Peiraian kai Aqhna na idw
Ston Peiraian sthn Aqhna
saV dhlw oti ki an eida.
WV ebghka ston Peraian m antamonei mia parea
tote oi filoi me ephran na trabhxwme mia mburan.
Mpainome s ena perboli apenanti sto rwloi.
Blepw duo mpurarieV kai agkazarane kurieV.
Trexame oi foukaradeV na goustarwme gunaikeV.
na xodeuswme paradeV.
Ma oi kurieV me ta piatakia maV phran tiV dekareV.
tote emeiV ta koutsabakia eginhkame oloi foukaradeV.
To prwi ti qa ginomoun pou den eicame dekaran
thn retsina maV na pioumen;
Tote arcizw na qumwnw kai touV filouV na ubrizw
kai apo tote den zugwnw se parea otan gurizw
kai otan ecw mia dracmoulan thn trabaw mia rakoulan
kai zalizoumai kai peftw kai ennoian kammian den ecw.
Kai etsi menw monacoV mou kai o qewV na einai bohqoV mou.
Aurion bgainw sthn Aqhna iswV kai perasei h peina.
meripatw kai surgianizw kai kanena den gnwrizw
na tou eipw na me daneish kai se ligoura na m afish.
Stekomai kai sullogoumai, tigureuw, ti gureuw edw napoume.
Ti hlqeV Niko sthn Aqhna na peqanhV ap thn peina.
Biazei me kai to nero mou; to yilo kai to condro mou,
kai rwtw kai m odhgoune kai paradeV mou zhtoune,
kai edwsa ena fragkaki kai alaqrwsa ligaki.
Tote euquV anacwrw kai oligo procwrw
ki aifnhV kapoioV me gnwrizei kai dekareV me daneizei.
Trecw euquV kalo fagakiV kai krasi ena pothraki.
TeloV blepw thn Aqhna xekoumenh kai memarmaraktismenh
blepw agora megalh skepasmenh me to tzami,
blepw arcaia kai mouseia ki afqona xenodoceia
blepw dromouV kai sokakia kai wraia koritsakia,
blepw amaxes kai karra kai trelainoun ta kefalia
laopeV, kruo ton ceimwna kai matwnoun ta flemonia,
zestwV, skonh to kalokairi kai kaneiV den ta upoferei.
Blepw anqrwpouV eugenhdeV, blepw kai pollouV mpekrideV
ta bidania peinane, thn qrhskeian ubrizane,
TiV macaireV twn bgazane kai o eiV ton allon sfazane.
Blepw k ena allo pragma, maliston megalo qauma
koulouradeV, kastanadeV, loustrouV kai karameladeV
kai mazwnoun tiV pentareV, QessaliwteV, TrikkaliwteV,
MakedoneV ki HpeirwteV kai pouloune ti mpompoteV.
Blepw kai salepitzhdeV kai gurizoun san zourideV
olh nucta sta sokakia ki enocloun ta koritsakia,
kai gkarzoune sto dromo kai xupnoun olo to kosmo.
Ki o ptwcoV, o kourasmenoV, peftei euquV se sullogh
ti na kamh ti na praxh thn hmeran na perash
opou einai ola akriba kai den briskei pia douleia
kai ton nou tou tone canei kai den xerei ti na kanh,
skeptetai na shkwqh ton salepitzh na pa na brh,
na ton piash na ton pnixh, to salepi tou na cush
kai eiV to xulo na ton rixh. diati na ton xupnhsh
kai ecei megalo dikho, kai egw to brisko dikho.
Ma kai su astunomia, opou fulageiV eutaxian
diati den touV milaV; mono blepeiV kai gelaV;
autwn twn salepitzhdwn, na touV dinhV panta xulon
kai na mhn ton epitreyhV nukta kaneiV na mh saleyh
ki opoioV nukta qa fwnaxh sth fulakh na ton petaxh
Diati de maV afhnoun monon maV basanizoun
dia na koimhqoumen, gluko upnon na idoume
prepei auto gia na to praxh, grhgora na mhn to xecash
na mhn enocloun touV anqrwpouV opou ecoun basana kai kopouV
Ki opoioV qelei na milhsh eiV ton dromon na kaqhsh
ki opoioV qelei gia na pinh, aV phgainh na tou dinh
kai osoi ubrizoun thn qrhskeian, prostimon kai timwrian
kai osoi brizoun thn qrhskeian, grafw authn thn istorian
labe up oyin astunomia.
Thn qrhskeian den kratoume kai konteuei na caqoume
kai autoi oi salapitzhdeV pou enocloun thV kurieV
dioti o upnoV thV aughV; einai panta glukoV
ennohsate ti legw h na saV to xanapw;
oleV oi poleiV upoferoun kai eine megiston kakon.