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Π​ε​θ​α​ί​ν​ο​ν​τ​α​ς

from Scourge of the Stars by Nipenthis

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"Πεθαίνοντας" is a poem by Greek Poet K. Kariotakis (1921)

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ΠΕΘΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ
"Μάταιη ψυχή, στὴν ἀτονία ἑσπέρας ἐαρινῆς,
ἐνῷ θὰ κλείνεις τὰ χρυσὰ φτερά σου πληγωμένη,
τὴν ὥρα ποὺ σὰ λύτρωση κάτι θὰ καρτερεῖς,
φτωχὴ καρδιά, θανάσιμα μὰ αἰώνια λυπημένη·

ὅταν, φτασμένη ἀπάνω στὸν ὁρίζοντα, θὰ ἰδεῖς
μίση νὰ φεύγουν οἱ ἔρωτες, χολὴ τὰ πάθη σου ὅλα,
ὅταν ἀνέβει ἀπὸ τὰ ἐξαίσια τ᾿ ἄνθη τῆς ζωῆς
μύρον ἡ ἀπογοήτευση, ψυχή μου ὀνειροπόλα

τὴν ὥρα τὴν ὑπέρτατη ποὺ θὲ νὰ θυμηθεῖς
μ᾿ ἕνα μόνο χαμόγελο τὰ φίλα καὶ τὰ ἐνάντια --
μάταιη ψυχή, στὸ πέλαγο, στὸ ἀγέρι τί θὰ πεῖς;
ὤ, τί θὰ πεῖς, στενὴ καρδιά, στὴ χλωμὴ δύση ἀγνάντια;"

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from Scourge of the Stars, released February 1, 2020
Κώστας Καρυωτάκης: Ποιητική Συλλογή "Νηπενθῆ".

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Nipenthis Athens, Greece

The band was formed by Revant in 2007, as a one man band. A year later, Revant transformed Nipenthis into a full-member band. Ever since, the band has released 1 Split, 1 EP and 2 Full-Length albums.

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