Walls - Constantine P. Cavafy Τείχη - Κωσταντίνος Καβάφης Duvarlar - Konstantinos Kavafis

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ΤΕΙΧΗ Χωρίς περίσκεψιν, χωρίς λύπην, χωρίς αιδώ μεγάλα κ’ υψηλά τριγύρω μου έκτισαν τείχη. Και κάθομαι και απελπίζομαι τώρα εδώ. Άλλο δεν σκέπτομαι: τον νουν μου τρώγει αυτή η τύχη· διότι πράγματα πολλά έξω να κάμω είχον. A όταν έκτιζαν τα τείχη πώς να μην προσέξω. Aλλά δεν άκουσα ποτέ κρότον κτιστών ή ήχον. Aνεπαισθήτως μ’ έκλεισαν από τον κόσμον έξω.

(Από τα Ποιήματα 1897-1933, Ίκαρος 1984)

Walls

Without consideration, without pity, without shame
they have built great and high walls around me.

And now I sit here and despair.
I think of nothing else: this fate gnaws at my mind;

for I had many things to do outside.
Ah why did I not pay attention when they were building the walls. 

But I never heard any noise or sound of builders.
Imperceptibly they shut me from the outside world.

Duvarlar 

Düşünmeden, acımadan, utanmadan
kocaman yüksek duvarlar ördüler dört yanıma.

Ve şimdi oturuyorum böyle yoksun her umuttan.
Beynimi kemiriyor bu yazgı, hep bu var aklımda; 

oysa yapacak bunca şey vardı dışarıda.
Ah, önceden farketmedim örülürken duvarlar.

Ama ne duvarcıların gürültüsü, ne başka ses.
Sezdirmeden, beni dünyanın dışında bıraktılar.