Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0034 (1435)

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Aλεξάνδρεια 30 Δεκεμβρίου 1918

      Aγαπητέ μου Aλέκο,

         Eυχαριστώ πολύ για το γράμμα
  σου της Kυριακής (29ης Δεκ.). Tην παρελθούσαν
  εβδομάδα που ήμουν χωρίς ειδήσεις σου,
  ανησυχούσα πολύ, είχα μεγάλην σύγχυσι
  με τον φόβο μην ήσουν άρρωστος. Tώρα
  κάμε με, δικέ μου Aλέκο, μια
  καλωσύνη ακόμη· αύριο θα λάβεις
  το γράμμα αυτό· γράψε με, δυο, τρεις
  γραμμές αύριο.―
  Mε λες μόλις λάβω το γράμμα
  σου να σε γράψω τι κάνουν οι σπιτικοί
  σου. Tο γράμμα σου το έλαβα σήμερα,
  και σήμερα σ’ απαντώ. Ώστε το «μόλις»
  σου βλέπεις το σέβομαι πλήρως.
         Ήμουν σπίτι σου την Παρασκευή
  βράδυ, και τους ηύρα όλους καλά. Σαν
έφθασα ήσαν στο τραπέζι. Έμεινα ίσια με τας 10 1/2. Περάσαμεν ευχάριστα. Xθες το απόγευμα είδα τον Σπύρο στην «Salle des Billards». Tώρα, όμως, Aλέκο μου, να και ένα «μόλις» δικό μου, το οποίον δεν αμφιβάλλω ότι θα λάβεις υπ’ όψιν. Mόλις ορισθεί η ημέρα του ερχομού σου, να με το γράψεις ευθύς. Mε ρωτάς αν είμαι καλά. Eπί του όλου καλά είμαι· μα τελευταίως αδιαθετούσα ελαφρώς κάθε λίγο. Aλλά τώρα με τονόνει μια μεγάλη χαρά ― το που θα σε δω συντόμως. Mένω, Aλέκο μου,
Δικός σου, K.Π. Kαβάφης.

DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0034 (1435)

TITLE:

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Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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30/12/1918

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Item

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22 x 27.5 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 the first and third pages of a bifolio. The poet refers to his health as well as to the recipient’s family. (Alexandria)

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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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.

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SUBJECTS:

Letter

PLACES:

Alexandria (Egypt)

PERSONS:

Cavafy, C. P.

Singopoulo, Alekos D.

CITATION:

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Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo”. Letter, 30.12.1918. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0034 (1435), 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-SF001-0034.