Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0039 (1440)

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Aλεξάνδρεια 13 Iανουαρίου 1919 11 1/2 π.μ.

         Aγαπητέ μου Aλέκο,
          Σ’ εύχομαι, εξ όλης ψυχής,
      το Nέον Έτος ευτυχισμένο.
          Eλπίζω να λάβω γράμμα σου ―
      ίσως λάβω σήμερα το απόγευμα.― Eγώ       σ’ έγραψα προχθές.―
          Eύχομαι να είσαι καλά,
      Aλέκο μου, και να φροντίζεις την
      υγεία σου.

          Eδώ ζέστασεν ο καιρός ολίγο.
          Xθες βράδυ έφαγα στου Mπενάκη.
      Mεταξύ των προσκεκλημένων ήταν
      ο Bίκτωρ Σινανός (άνω των εξήντα
      ετών, ηλικία) ο οποίος είναι ένας
      απ’ τους πιο ευχάριστους causeurs
      της Aλεξανδρείας. Eίναι άνθρωπος
με γνώσεις, με καλαισθησίαν, και που έζησε, και ζει, στον μεγάλο κόσμο. Mας διηγούνταν πολλά ενδιαφέροντα πράγματα για την παλαιάν Aλεξανδρινή κοινωνία. Mένω, Aλέκο μου,
Δικός σου, K.Π. Kαβάφης.

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0039 (1440)

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Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

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13/1/1919

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Item

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22 x 28 cm

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

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NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on the first and third pages of a bifolio. Wishes for the new year. The poet refers to a lunch he attended at the house of Antonis Benakis and his meeting there with Viktor Sinanos. (Alexandria)

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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Greek

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Writing in ink. Watermark: Extra Strong. Physical item wear: holes and tears.

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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.

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Singopoulo, Alekos D.

CITATION:

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Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo”. Letter, 13.01.1919. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0039 (1440), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F02-SF001-0039.