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Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 11:50:16 EDT
Reply-To:     Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
From:         Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject:      KOMMATIA THS ELLINIKHS PSYXHS
Comments: To: hellas@uga.cc.uga.edu

AFIERWSH: Ston KWSTANTINO KWSTANTINIDI ( af501@CITY.AC.UK), pou toso polu
anazita tin Kerunia...
(*SHMEIWSH: Ston 0odwro/OTTAVA, 0a prospa0isw na simeiwnw kai ta /ita/ alla
 isws na parei kairo.... Se auto to apospasma den ta exw valei...)

NIKOS KRANIDIWTHS	(1911-*)

O KAPETAN PANAGOS O LOUMPAS

   Ekeino to vradu o kapetan Panagos o Loumpas den ekleise mati. Treis meres
twra armenizan kata to siroko kai den eixe fanei akoma i Kerunia.
   Ypologise pali apo tin arxi.  Logariase ena-ena ta milia, ton kairo, to
fortwma tou karaviou... Einai ali0eia pws ti deuteri mera tous eixe piasei
mia mpounatsa, ap' ekeines tis a.i.dimitriatikes mpounatses, opou petrwenoun
ta pleoumena kai metavaloun ti Mesogeio se limni.  Ma ustera tous epese pali
o kairos apo tin prumi ki i "Malamatenia" fouskwse kai giourarise ti ma.i.stra
kai tous flokous.
 -Triakosia milia apo ton Kavolardo..
  Sullogistike pali ti rota kai tou fanike pws argousan. Den itan da kai
kanenas prwtaris o kapetan Panagos o Loumpas.  Eikosi xronia taksideue ti
Mesogeio ki eixe faei ti 0alassa me to koutali.  Gennimenos sto Krannidi,
mparkarise deka xronwn paidi me ti vratsera tou mparmpa tou tou' 0umiou.
Ystera pige karavomaragkos se mia spetsiwtiki korveta, oso pou eftiakse to diko
tou trexantiri, ti "Malamatenia",- ki apo tote de matakoimi0ike nuxta se
steria.  To kalokairi epairne ladi kai stafida stin Anatoli.  Apo kei fortwne
vouturo kai ksuleia gia tin Kupro.  Edw eixe tous an0rwpous tou, pou agorazan
xaroupia kai moularia.  Ka0otan kamposo kairo sta meri tis Kerunias, ki otan
pia peftane ta megala mpourinia evaze plwri gia ton Peiraia. Allotis pali
kouvalouse mpampaki apo to Misiri i' eferne apo to Berouti kilimia kai
xalkwmata. Htan den itan trianta xronwn kai t' onoma tou akouontan kiolas me
sevas s' ola ta limania, ki oi emporoi ton stimarizan gia tin aksiwsumi kai
tin timioti tou.
   Ma simera o kapetan Panagos eniw0e san prwtaksido paidi. Mia parakseni
laxtara turranouse oloena tin psuxi tou kai ton ekane neuriko kai anupomono...
 -Ai sta kommatia... Sfurikse mia vrisia mesa sta dontia tou ki eftukse me
fouria to kuma. Ystera perpatise apanw katw tin kouverta ki ir0e ki akoumpise
sto plwrio' almpouro.
   Pera makria stin anatoli etreme akomi i poulia xlwmi, noteri, ki ena pukno
sunnefo ksediplwne tis menekselies toulipes tou apanw sto xameno orizonta.
Katw to kuma fouskwne sta ufala tou karaviou, xa.i.deue ta mpastounia kai tis
maskes kai ksefeuge giomato afrous kai paignidismata sti gkriza aperantosuni
tou pelagou.
   Perase etsi kamposi wra.  Sto metaksu eixe allaksei i vardia, ki o
lostromos, ir0e sima ston kapetanio ki akoumpise stin koupasti. To allo
tsourmo itane akomi st' ampari.
  -Osmizoumai tramountana, kapetanio! eipe o lostromos, ereunwntas anisuxa
ton ourano.
  - Nai, paei na gurisei o kairos... Ma opou nanai ftanoume. Edw einai
prasinos kiolas o patos.
   Eskupsan oi duo antres kai kuttaksan.  Ystera sikwsan pali ta matia tous
ki emeinan kamposi wra akinitoi atenizontas me peisma ton orizonta.  Sto
anametaksu to fws arxise ligo ligo na xrusizei, oi grammes eginan pali ka0ares,
ki 0alassa plummurise apo antaugies kai xrwmata.
  -A.i., mwre Manwlio! ekopse o kapetanios ti siwpi. Eutouno ekei kata tin
ostria den einai ma0es o Ai Larios;
   Misokleise o lostromos ta matia kai ksanakuttakse.
  -Kala les, kapetanio. Mas 0ampwse olovuxtis to pousi ki afisame pisw mas ton
kavo xwris na to nogisoume.
   To proswpo tou kapetan Panagou ksasterwse.  Ena fws xarwpo giomise diamias
ta megala kastana matia tou, kai ta grammena frudia tou lu0ikan ligo ligo ki
iremisan kamarwta sa ga.i.tani, katw apo ena platu melaxrino metwpo.
   O lostromos katalave ti xara tou kapetaniou tou kai mantepse tous krufous
logismous tou.  Travixtike paramera kai ton kuttakse: Psilos, kalostekoumenos
mesa sto loulaki tsoxino kontovraki tou, me to selaxi sfixto sti lepti tou
mesi kai to konto sigkouni apanw stous tetragwnous wmous tou, emoize me
xaroumeni zwgrafia.
  -Kai 0a ka0isoume polu stin Kerunia kapetanio;
   To rwtima tou lostromou ekopse apotoma tis skepseis tou.  Gurise arga ta
matia tou kai ton kuttakse siwpila.
  -Lew an 0a dwseis amesws tin ksuleia, gia na paroume ta moularia kai na
fugoume... O kairos einai kakosimados efetos. 0axoume prw.i.mo xeimwna.
   O Panagos o Loumpas gelase ena gelio aga0o, sugkratimeno. Ekame ustera
merika vimata ki aplwse prostateutika tin apalami tou ston wmo tou lostromou.
  -Katalavainw, Manwlio, pou paei o logos sou. 0eleis na gurisoume grigora sto
Kranidi. Opou nanai i Fwteini 0a souxei ftiaksei to diadoxo... E, file mou, de
0' argisoume.  Ma exw ki egw to sxedio mou.
  -0a masoume tis elies tou Se.i.tanaga;
  -De 0a leipsoume na kanoume ki auto.
  -De tis poulas lew egw, kapetanio, na glutwseis apo to mpela. Tessera xronia
twra tis mazeuei o Moustafas, ki as les esu pws tis agorases.
  -Enoia sou, Manwlio! Exw egw spaggous gia ti gouna tou. Ma den ein' auto pou
sou milw...
   Ekane duo vimata pisw. Ta matia tou misokleisan se truferi oneiropolisi
kai sta xontra tou xeili plani0ike ena aoristo xamogelo. Ystera plisiase pali
kai kuttakse to lostromo kata proswpo.

  -S' auto to taksidi 0a paroume mazi mas kai ti Zafeiritsa. 0elei de 0elei o
mparmpas tis 0a tine stefanwsw kai 0a fugoume.
   Sta0ike mia stigmi na dei ti entupwsi 0a kanan ta logia tou ki ustera efuge
xwris na perimenei apantisi.
   H "malamatenia" aulakwne to pelago tis Kilikias exontas stin pumia tis
maska ton kairo. Me to anevasma tou iliou to eixe gurisei sti
ma.i.strotramountana kai t' armena dernountan me 0oruvo apanw st' almpoura
kai tin koupasti. Twra eixe kseka0arisei pera ws pera o Pentadaktulos kai
fanike to kastro tis Kerunias.  To tsourmo anevike stin kouverta kai kuttaze:
pisw apo mia steni kataprasini lourida to glauko vouno upswnontan me va0ies
apotomes xaradres pros ton ourano. Kapou kapou kseprovalan t'asvestwmena spitia
enos xwriou, enas minares, ena kampanario, ki ustera pali ta pukna perivolia,
pu aplwnan to va0u tous mustiriou mesa sti sigalia.  Pio pera oi elaiwnes
anevainan kummatistoi apo ton kampo psila stis korufogrammes, opou oi
turranismenoi kormoi twn dentrwn provallountan metewroi sto veneto fonto t'
ouranou.

			(SYNEXIZETAI)

GIA TIN ANTIGRAFH
		STELLA NIKOULI