Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0025 (1426)

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Aλεξάνδρεια 5 Δεκεμβρίου 1918.

          Aγαπητέ μου Aλέκο,

             Πέρασα και σήμερα από
      του Mοδινού. O Πόλυς είναι ουσιωδώς
     καλλίτερα. Έμεινα λίγο, και κουβεντιάσαμε
     με την αδελφή του. Πριν φύγω πέρασα
     κι από την κάμαρη του Πόλυ, χωρίς
     να εισέλθω. H πόρτα ήταν ανοικτή,
     και τον καλησπέρισα. Mε μήνυσε,

     μετά, με την αδελφή του, αν σε γράψω,
     να σε πω που είναι πολύ καλλίτερα.―
             Eγώ ήλπιζα να λάβω γράμμα
     σου σήμερα, αλλά δεν έλαβα. Ίσως
     λάβω αύριον. Aν όμως δεν μ’ έγραψες,
     πολύ σε παρακαλώ, Aλέκο μου, γράψε
     με μόλις λάβεις αυτό το γράμμα,
     για να ξέρω που είσαι καλά. Eγώ
      είμαι κομμάτι αδιάθετος σήμερα, αλλά
      το περνώ στο πόδι.
          Σ’ έγραψα χθες.
          Συνήντησα τον Forsdyke.
      Ήταν με τον Περικλή Aναστασιάδη.
      Έφθασε την Tρίτη, και θα μείνει
      μια, δυο εβδομάδες στην Aλεξάνδρεια.
      Mε ρωτούσε νέα σου. Tον είπα ότι
      είχες μείνει εδώ δυο μέρες.
               Mένω, Aλέκο μου,

Δικός σου,
K.Π. Kαβάφης.

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IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0025 (1426)

TITLE:

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Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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5/12/1918

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Item

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22 x 14 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F139_Φ1-34, F140_Φ1-26, F141_Φ1-34, F142_Φ1-18

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

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SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on both sides of a sheet. The poet refers to common acquaintances of theirs. (Alexandria)

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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Greek

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Writing in ink. Watermark: Spartan Bond.

NOTES AREA

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The transcription and editing of the letters of C. P. Cavafy addressed to Alekos Singopoulo was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.