Yiannis Ritsos

I was re-reading this fabulous poem by Yiannis Ritsos and thought I should share the URL with you all. It is a real pity that Ritsos did not receive the Nobel Prize in Literature after being proposed 9 times for it. 

Click here to access the full Moonlight Sonata by Ritsos (available in Greek & English)

One of the parts that I really love: 

... δεν έχει σημασία αν φεύγεις ή αν γυρίζεις

κι ούτε έχει σημασία που ασπρίσαν τα μαλλιά μου,

(δεν είναι τούτο η λύπη μου - η λύπη μου 

είναι που δεν ασπρίζει κ' η καρδιά μου).

Άφησε με να'ρθω μαζί σου.