When suddenly, at midnight, you hear
\nan invisible procession going by
\nwith exquisite music, voices,
\ndon\u2019t mourn your luck that\u2019s failing now,
\nwork gone wrong, your plans
\nall proving deceptive\u2014don\u2019t mourn them uselessly.
\nAs one long prepared, and graced with courage,
\nsay goodbye to her, the Alexandria that is leaving.
\nAbove all, don\u2019t fool yourself, don\u2019t say
\nit was a dream, your ears deceived you:
\ndon\u2019t degrade yourself with empty hopes like these.
\nAs one long prepared, and graced with courage,
\nas is right for you who were given this kind of city,
\ngo firmly to the window
\nand listen with deep emotion, but not
\nwith the whining, the pleas of a coward;
\nlisten\u2014your final delectation\u2014to the voices,
\nto the exquisite music of that strange procession,
\nand say goodbye to her, to the Alexandria you are losing.<\/p>\n
Constantine P. Cavafy (1911)<\/strong><\/em> When suddenly, at midnight, you hear an invisible procession going by with exquisite music, voices, don\u2019t mourn your luck that\u2019s failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive\u2014don\u2019t mourn them uselessly. 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\nTranslated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"