Ma esu 8a meineis akinhtos.
Me tou Akrita t'alogo kai to kontari tou Ah-Giwrgiou 8a
    tajideueis sta xronia
Enas anhsuxos kunhgos ap' th genia twn hrwwn
M' autes tis skoteines morfes pou 8a se parastekoun aiwnia
Wspou mia mera na sbusteis ki esu pantoteina mazi tous
Wspou na gineis pali mia fwtia mes sth megalh tuxh pou se
   gennhse
Wspou kai pali stis sphlies tws potamwn n' anthxhsoun
Baria sfuria ths upomonhs
Oxi gia daxtulidia kai spa8ia
Alla gia kladeuthria kai aletria.

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Kai mh gelas kai mhn klais kai mh xairesai
Mhn sfiggeis adika ta papoutsia sou sa na futeueis platania
mh ginesai PEPRWMENON
Giati den einai o staurahtos ena kleismeno surtari
Den einai dakru ths koromhlias oute xamogelo noufarou
Oute fanela peristeriou kai mantolino Soultanou
Oute metajwth foresia gia to kefali ths falainas
EInai prioni 8alassino pou petsokobei tous glarous
Einai proskefalo maragkou einai roloi zhtianou
Einai fwtia s'ena guftiko pou koroideuei tis papadies kai nanourizei ta krina
EInai twn Tourkwn sumpe8erio twn Australwn panhguri
Einai lhmeri twn Ouggrwn
Pou to xinopwro oi fountoukies pane krufa ki antamwnountai
Blepoun tous fronimous pelargous na bafoun maura t' auga tous
Kai tone klaine ki autes
Kaine ta nuxtika tous kai foroun misofori papias
Strwnoun asteria kataghs gia na pathsoun basiliades
Me t'ashmenia tous xaimalia me thn korwna kai thn porfura...