A Nightingale Came - Ένα Αηδόνι Ήρθε Poem by Kostas Lagos
A Nightingale Came - Ένα Αηδόνι Ήρθε
A nightingale came
and sat upon my roof
but never start to sing
It spoke instead
with a human voice
"Where are all the people
what happened to their laughs?
The children's play has stopped
The markets are now empty
Only the hospitals are full
The scent of disease
has filled the air
Fear and panic now rule"
The little bird flew away
and never came back
I 'm still remembering
its unpleasant words
and its prophecy of doom
Ένα αηδόνι ήρθε
και κάθισε στη στέγη μου επάνω
μα τραγούδι δεν έπιασε ποτέ
Αλλά μου μίλησε
με ανθρώπινη φωνή
"Πού είναι όλοι οι άνθρωποι
τι συνέβη στα χωρατά τους;
Το παιχνίδι των παιδιών έχει πάψει
Οι αγορές είναι πια άδειες
Μοναχά τα νοσοκομεία γεμάτα
Το άρωμα της νόσου
έχει γεμίσει τον αέρα
Ο φόβος και ο πανικός τώρα κυβερνούν "
Το μικρό πουλί πέταξε μακριά
και δεν επέστρεψε ποτέ
Θυμάμαι ακόμα
τα δυσάρεστα λόγια του
και την προφητεία του για την καταστροφή
Kostas, I find it intriguing that you chose the nightingale as the messenger of doom. This bird is often associated with love (please read my poem Be My Victory Forever for my interpretation) . That being said, a bird of love delivering a message of doom makes the poem even more powerful. A brilliant write!
A nightingale came to announce a catastrophe. This is the way of the Super Power. When the world is filled with evil there has to be a way of elimination. A timely poem on the current situation that threatens the world.......10
Fear and panic now rule" The little bird flew away and never came back I 'm still remembering its unpleasant words and its prophecy of doom beautiful poem penned; superb
The fear and anxiety we feel under the threat of Coronavirus is so powerfully delineated here. Yes, the world is moving to a state of stand still and its repercussions, no one can predict! This world wide pandemic has destroyed every one's calm! A sure 10 for this great write.
Fear and panic have been painted superbly on the canvas of this marvelous poem. Compelling imagery.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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You are a gentleman man and a good poet. Don't go near Robert Murray Smith he will spoil your beautiful mind.