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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1992 10:52:32 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: Sto GEORGIO HORATTA (gxh9@PO.CWRU.EDU) pou /molis exei kai autos
gurisei apo tnv omorfn, zestn, kai kataklusmevn apo ftnvo tourismo Kupro/



NIKOS KRANIDIWTHS	(1911-*)

O KAPETAN PANAGOS LOUMPAS


    Otan tin alli mera ksupnise, 0axe kontepsei pia to gioma.  Pire viastikos
to dromo tou vounou, perase eksw apo to spiti tis Zafeiritsas kai xtupise tin
porta.
   -Esu;
    Sta0ike marmarwmeni kai ton kuttaze. Ta matia tis itane fovismena.  Ta
xeili tis xlwma.
   -Tromaksa mi se piasane...
    Ekeinos proxwrise konta sas.
   -Pe0ane to tourkaki, eipe sxedon psi0urista.  Oi zaptiedes anasikwsan olo
to xwrio.  An 0eleis ti zwi sou prepei na fugeis amesws ap' tin Kupro.
   -Kai ti noiazesai su gia mena;
    Sikesw ta matia tis kai ton kuttakse. To vlemma tis epese apanw tou skliro
kai austiro.
   -Zafeiritsa!, tis ekane perikalestika.  Den ir0a edw gi' auto.  Persi se
zitisa apo ton mparmpa sou.  Ekeinos omws...
   -Den einai gia mena autes oi kouventes, ton diekopse.  Paaine. Den exoume na
poume tipota...
    Xamilwse ta matia tis kai proxwrise epideiktika stin eksodo.
    Ta logia tis epesan stin kardia tou Panagou sa maxairia. Sta0ike mia
stigmi anapofasistos. Ystera proxwrise me megala vimata kai tin esure viaia apo
ton karpo. Ekeini tinakse apotoma to xeri tis kai tou ksefuge.
   -Koursaro, fwnakse sxedon upokwfa, kai ta matia tis elampsan paraksena.
    Ekeini ti stigmi akoustike apo makria enas anakatemenos 0oruvos, san
podovolito alogwn pou plisiazan. H Zafeiritsa tentwse t' auti tis,
akourmastike, ki otan vevaiw0ike, etrekse amesws ki amparwse tin porta.
   -Oi souvatzides! Erxountai oi souvatzides, psi0urise kai ton paresure sto
diplano dwmatio.
    Oso pernousan oi stigmes o 0oruvos dunamwne ki akouontan twra ka0ara ta
petala pou xtupousan sto plakostrwto. Kratisan tin anasa tous ki akourmastikan:
Ena...Duo...To prwto alogo eftase kiolas eksw apo tin auli.  H Zafeiritsa
esfikse neurika to xeri tou kapetaniou kai perimene.  Sxedon amesws eftase to
deutero, to trito egine enas megalos samatas, ki ustera to podovolito arxise
pali na ligosteuei kai na svinei stin anti0eti kateu0unsi.
    O Panagos o Loumpas sikwse ta matia tou ki eide ti Zafeiritsa pou ton
kuttaze.  Mia glukeia taraxi perase diamias olo tou to aima.  To sti0os tou
fouskwse, ki anasa tou egine gorgi.  Tin travikse me laxtara stin agkalia tou
kai ti filise parafora. Ekeini ton kratise trufera ki afise ta xeria tis na
glistrisoun apanw tou me po0o, opws psaxouleuoune ena polutimo prama pou xasame
ki ustera apo kairo to ksanavriskoume...
    Apo tote o kapetan Panagos euriske panta mia kainourgia profasi gia na
menei perissoteres meres stin Kerunia.  Ton ena xrono vastage epitides to
prama ki argouse.  Ton allo poulouse ta moularia se ksenous kapetaneous kai
perimene ustera na petuxei naulo. Twra teleutaia malista, m' olo pou oi
tarsanades tis Kerunias den itan aksiologoi, ekane edw to kalafatisma kai to
vapsimo.
    H sumperifora tou kapetaniou sxoliastike stin arxi me kapoia anisuxia apo
tous nautes tou. Ystera omws, otan i upo0esi psi0uristike kai to prama egine
gnwsto, euriskan fusika ta kamwmata tou Loumpa.  O monos pou den i0ele n'
akousei itan o mparmpa 0anassis o Mulwnas. Toxe kalutero na to nekrofilisei,
para na dwsei to koritsi tou s' ena 0alassino, ena koursaro.


   Persan etsi tessera xronia.  Tessera olakera xronia afierwmena stin kalwsuni
kai tin agapi tis.  Poses nuxtes -san ti xtesini- den eixe meinei agrupnos
stin kouverta tis "Malamatenias".  Mesa stin psuxi tou pernousan san anemos
ta perasmena: Taksideia, steriseis, plouti, ksefantwmata.  Oso i peira tou
megalwne i duspistia evoske sa skouliki tin egnoia tou.  H xara tou
fullorroouse sa louloudo agonimopoito. H dunami tis psuxis etrwe ligo ligo to
kormi tou, opws to dunato krasi trwei to pilino kanati tou. Enas kosmos
allokotos turranouse tin skepsi tou. Oneira, po0oi, ximeres, filodoksies,
ais0imata pou vouliazoun st' aulaki tis karinas tou karaviou tou, gia na
kseprovaloun ustera stin plwri to fidisio kefali tous:
   -Pou pas "Malamatenia";
    Enas leukos afros pou kummatizei ta mallia mias gorgonas kai svinei pali
stin prumia maska me to floisvo tou nerou...
   -Pu pas "Malamatenia";
    To rwtima ksupnaei tin koimismeni psuxi tou.
    Pou pigaine ali0eia;
    Prwti fora evlepe ka0ara to no.i.ma autou tou erwtimatos.
    Pou pane t' asteria, o ilios, to feggari; Salparane kai pane.  Tin idia
ka0e mera rota. Ki oi mpores, t' anemika, ta kummata, t' oneirata, oi skepseis
mas pou taksideuoune, pou pane;
    O kapetanios emeine mouggos.  H gorgona sikwne tote agriemeni tin oura tis
kai ktupouse to karavi.  H 0alassa trikumize.  Ta kummata sa vouna
ksediplwnontan apanw tou, afinontas anamesa tou mia skoteini avusso.  Ki i
"Malamatenia" epefte sto skoteino xaos ki i psuxi tou kapetaniou tis sta
tartara.
    Ma ir0an ustera duo galana matia kai fwtisan tin psuxi tou. Mia mustiki
floga anapse sto sti0os tou.  H zwi tou an0ise kai karpise.  H agapi perase sa
0alassini freskada kai ka0arise to zofero ourano tis skepsis tou. Ki eide
ka0ara: O ilios, i 0alassa, o ouranos, oi an0rwpoi pirane kainourgio no.i.ma
stin anupotaxti psuxi tou.  Ki allaksane ola: Allakse ki i "Malamatenia", pou
kullaei ston afro sa xelidoni, ki o kapetanios tis, pou katexei twra tin
apantisi:
   -Zafeiritsa...
    Ma oi gorgones koimi0ikan. Koimi0ikan sto galinemeno kuma...


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