The Tenant
1984
Sworn soldiers entered Kalavryta
You know what awaits you, all black and iniquitous.
The soldiers of our times never take oaths
they’re all civilians with chauffeurs’ faces.
Generals and Pharisees entered my lodgings
I know what awaits me, I write on my paper.
I write my income and I subtract my rent
and at the bottom I even sign my conviction.
The Tenant
Sworn soldiers entered Kalavryta
You know what awaits you, all black and iniquitous.
The soldiers of our times never take oaths
they’re all civilians with chauffeurs’ faces.
Generals and Pharisees entered my lodgings
I know what awaits me, I write on my paper.
I write my income and I subtract my rent
and at the bottom I even sign my conviction.
