"Oblivion" Quintet with Song (1912)
Music by Manolis Kalomiris
Poem by Lorentzos Mavilis
Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano
The Athens Quartet, consisting of
Tatsis Apostolidis, violin,
Ersi Kagelari, violin,
Yannis Vatikiotis, viola,
Telis Katsikakis, cello
and
Aris Garoufalis, piano
A production of 'Concert Athens' Greek Cultural Office - Hari Politopoulos
Recorded and filmed in Athens, Greece, January 10, 1987
Direction - Production: Hari Politopoulos
Consultant - Musicologist: Katy Romanou
Sound engineer: Themis Zafiropoulos
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"Lethe" (Oblivion) by Lorentzos Mavilis
Fortunate are the dead who forget
the bitterness of life. When the sun sets
and dusk follows, do not weep for them,
no matter how deep your sorrow may be!
At such an hour the souls are thirsty and go
to οblivion's crystal-cold spring;
but the water will turn muddy,
if a tear is shed for them by the beloved...
And if they drink turbid water, they recall,
passing through fields of asphodels,
past sorrows that sleep within them...
If you cannot but weep, at sunset,
your eyes should lament for the living
who seek to forget, but cannot do so...
(Translation by P. Karagiorgos)
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