Αντιπαραβολές

Θυμάστε που στο σχολείο, στη λογοτεχνία, κάναμε αντιπαραβολές έργων;
Όχι, ε; Ε, ήρθα να σας το θυμίσω εγώ.
Στο Πανεπιστήμιο το λένε συγκριτική λογοτεχνία.

Κατά τη γνώμη μου υπάρχουν μόνο δύο τραγουδοποιοί-ποιητές εν ζωή.
Ο Leonard και ο Θανάσης. Πολλοί μπορεί να αμφισβητήσετε το δεύτερο αλλα απλά θα σας γυρίσω την πλάτη.

Το πρώτο είναι για μία γυναίκα
Το δεύτερο για μία πεταλούδα

Leonard Cohen - Suzanne

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river

You can hear the boats go by

You can spend the night beside her

And you know that she's half crazy

But that's why you want to be there

And she feeds you tea and oranges

That come all the way from China

And just when you mean to tell her

That you have no love to give her

Then she gets you on her wavelength

And she lets the river answer

That you've always been her lover

And you want to travel with her

And you want to travel blind

And you know that she will trust you

For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor

When he walked upon the water

And he spent a long time watching

From his lonely wooden tower

And when he knew for certain

Only drowning men could see him

He said "All men will be sailors then

Until the sea shall free them"

But he himself was broken

Long before the sky would open

Forsaken, almost human

He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

And you want to travel with him

And you want to travel blind

And you think maybe you'll trust him

For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand

And she leads you to the river

She is wearing rags and feathers

From Salvation Army counters

And the sun pours down like honey

On our lady of the harbour

And she shows you where to look

Among the garbage and the flowers

There are heroes in the seaweed

There are children in the morning

They are leaning out for love

And they will lean that way forever

While Suzanne holds the mirror

And you want to travel with her

And you want to travel blind

And you know that you can trust her

For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

Θανάσης Παπακωνσταντίνου-Sara

Κι όμως εσύ Sara
Δε φοβάσαι τα φρούτα του πάθους
Κυλά το δηλητήριο στο σώμα σου,Sara
Κι όπου να 'ναι σου χαρίζει τα μαύρα φτερά.
Ντύνεσαι νύχτα ανάλαφρη,Sara
Δεν ξέρω σε ποιους τόπους γυρνάς
Με τέσσερα φεγγάρια στην πλάτη σου,Sara
Τέσσερα γαλήνια ξέφωτα.
Το σκουλήκι της γνώσης ζήλεψε,Sara
Γόνιμη ομορφιά, ζιζάνιο
Φωλιάζει στη χλόη του στέρνου μου, Sara
Και περιμένει τα δώρα απ' το κυάνιο.
Μπορεί στα φεγγάρια των Σιου,Sara
Μπορεί και στον Σμόλικα,
Κάνει τις πέτρες να σκιρτάνε,Sara
Σπάζοντας τον άγνωστο κώδικα.