Ποντιακός χορός
Ν. Λυγερός
Ποντιακός χορός
δείχνει ότι η μνήμη
δεν ξεχνά τίποτα
διότι ο καθένας
είναι ένας κρίκος,
μικρός ή μεγάλος
δεν έχει σημασία,
διότι η αλυσίδα
των ανθρώπων
δεν πρέπει,
να σπάσει
για να συνεχίζει
το έργο της ζωής
και να βοηθά
τους επόμενους
που δεν έμαθαν
για το παρελθόν,
είσαι λοιπόν κι εσύ
υπεύθυνος
και γι’ αυτούς
κι όχι μόνο
για τους προηγούμενους
διότι είσαι
κι εσύ κρίκος.
Pontiac dance
N. Lygeros
Translated from the Greek by Maria Stambolidou
A Pontiac dance
shows us that memory
does not forget anything
because everyone
is a ring,
small or big
is of no importance,
because the chain
of the humans
should not break,
so that
the life’s work
may continue
and help
the next ones
who did not learn
about the past;
so you, too, are
responsible
for them also
and not only
for the previous ones
because you
are a ring, too.
shows us that memory
does not forget anything
because everyone
is a ring,
small or big
is of no importance,
because the chain
of the humans
should not break,
so that
the life’s work
may continue
and help
the next ones
who did not learn
about the past;
so you, too, are
responsible
for them also
and not only
for the previous ones
because you
are a ring, too.
