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He vows

Every so often he vows to start a better life.

But when night comes with her own counsels,with her compromises,  and with her promises;but when night comes with her own powerof the body that wants and demands, he returns,forlorn, to the same fatal joy.

Original Greek:

Ομνύει κάθε τόσο ν' αρχίσει πιο καλή ζωή.

Αλλ' όταν έλθ' η νύχτα με τες δικές της συμβουλές,με τους συμβιβασμούς της, και με τες υποσχέσεις της·αλλ' όταν έλθ' η νύχτα με την δική της δύναμιτου σώματος που θέλει και ζητεί, στην ίδιαμοιραία χαρά, χαμένος, ξαναπιαίνει.

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Constantine P Cavafy

Constantine Peter Cavafy (April 29 (April 17, OS), 1863 – April 29, 1933) was an Egyptiot Greek poet, journalist and civil servant. His consciou…

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