Dihghsis ths Foumisths Benetias
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Mpoumpoulidhs, F.K. 1967. Dihghsis ths Foumisths Benetias. Aqhna 69. 181-190. Peripou tou 1450.
Ekdotiko shmeiwma: Carminis fragmentum edidi e codice Vindobonensi. suspicor autem ipsum poetam numquam ad finem perduxisse: etenim balbutientem homunculum verba revera defecisse videntur. (Ejedwsa to sparagma apo to Bienneziko kwdika; alla upoyiazomai pws o idios o poihths den to apoteleiwse pote: prokeito mallon gia ena traulo anqrwpario pou parathse malista ta logia tou sth mesh.) Wagner, W. 1874. Carmina Graeca Medii Aevi. Leiyia: Teubner. 221-223.

Eda sunajou, logisme kai leptinh mou gnwsi,
kai 'mileie, glwssa, fronima, kai o nous mou as qemeliwshi.
Eda as smijwmen oi treis, alhqina as 'miloume,
eugenika as to graywme h fronima as to poume.
Blepete mh askontaywme kai katadikastoume.
Afhte, ponoi tou kormiou, ta xeilh na lalhsoun,
thn Benetian thn foumisthn, ws eida, na 'painesw,
thn istorozougrafisthn, parajena ktismenh.
Nera 'nai ta qemelia ths kai auth siderwmenh.
'Peikazw ouden eurisketai xwra na thn omoiazhi,
itis polla parajenh plousia na thn tairiazhi,
diati enai brusi afuratos, platu anadendradin,
kai manna me tous arxontes kai droseron libadin.
H platza ths m' eskotisen arxhn otan thn eida.
Polla 'ton megas kai 'yhlos kai 'peikasmenos arxos,
opou 'dwsen kai thn boulhn k' ektisth o Agios Markos.
Ta tessera aloga efrija ths Polhs kamwmena,
ekeina ta parajena ta 'morfokamwmena,
pws stekontai apanwqeos 's thn portan fortwmena,
kai fainetai se pilaloun ta pardofoumismena.
Apanwqeos twn ekeinwn stekontai oi Profhtai.
Anentranizw kai qwrw to foumos twn Profhtwn,
ton Agion Markon ton xruson, thn eumorfian twn leontwn.
Apanwqeos twn stekontai oi treis oi adelfoi tou,
oi alloi Euaggelistai, oi sunomhlikoi tou.
'S prwton kantounin steketai h prwth xara tou kosmou,
o prwtos o Euaggelismos, h eleuqeria tou kosmou;.
Pws gonatizei h Despoina, tou Adam h swthria,
kai legei thn o aggelos to «Xaire, h Maria»!
Kai pros ta plagia kai pantou stekontai oi Apostoloi,
marmarokouboukloskepastoi kai marmaroktismenoi.
Xartia kratoun 's ta xeria tous oi qaumastoi Apostoloi
kai katwqeos twn ekeinwn anqrwpoi egumnwmenoi
bastoun thn stratan tou nerou 's ton wmon fortwmenh.
Apoths ta 'jw eida ta emphka kai apo mesa;
ton paton eida k' efrija ta plagia pws ta 'stesan
kai to kouboukloskepaston to pws to koubouklwsan.
Tote dejia mou egurisa, thn skalan anebainw
eis to palatin to xruson t' omorfokamwmeno,
opou 'ktisen h fronesis k' enai xaritwmenon.
Anentranizw kai qwrw qronin to ploumismenon,
to poion qronin kaqezetai ntouzes ths Benetias.
Apanwqeos tou steketai kura zwgrafismenh;
spaqin kratei 's thn xeran ths 's thn allh ths to zugin,
na foberizhi to spaqin, adola na hmerazh.
Anentranizw kai qwrw ekeina ta pagkalia,
opou kaqezontai oi arxontes, ta fronima kefalia,
na dwsoun logon kai boulhn kai fronesin kai tajin,
ton logon na hmerazousin kai tajin na to legoun.
Anentranizw kai qwrw ton polemon ton megan,
ton edwsen, ws blepomen, rhgas o Mparmparetos,
k' emphke tote, legousin, autika eis thn Rwmhn.
Tote katou ekatebhka, thn lotzan esunthroun
thn marmaroqemeliwthn to pws hton trigurou.
'S prwton kantounin stekomai kai qaumasman eblepw;
anentranizw kai qwrw ton Nwe buqismenon,
opou ton eixen to krasin polla sfikta demenon.
O eis tou uios ton 'skepazen ws eiden k' elupeiton,
o allos ton emallwne kai deixnei kai ton allo.
'S ton deuteron ton roukouna to eida eqlibhka to,
Adam kai Eua stekontai ejw jegumnwmenoi,
opou 'xan ton Paradeison k' ebghkasin qlimmenoi.
'S thn meshn exoun to dendron, to fidi enai zwsmenon,
pou tous anaqematise to anaqematismenon.
Apanwqeos twn steketai aggelos stratiwths;
romfaia kratei 's thn xeran tou, 's sthn allhn tou kontakin,
kai grafei thn ejwrisin tou prwtoplastou anqrwpou.
Apanwqeos twn ekeinwn steketai anqrwpos allos;
to Kalhmera legei gar, to Kalhmera 'lalei;
to Kalhmera m' elege kai surnei m' ek thn xera;
ekei 'pagei kai stenei me 's ton roukouna ton triton.
Anentranizw kai qwrw to foumos twn Profhtwn,
ton Solomon gar ton sofon k' ekaqeton 's ton qronon,
me stemman to basilikon ws hton eis ton kosmon.
Ompros o kapetanios 'ton kai krisin epolema;
brefos kratei 's thn xeran tou qelei na t' afanishi,
anashkwnei to spaqin, deixnei dia na to xashi.
Gunaikes ejw stekontai, thn krisin anamenoun
kai to paidin tous blepousin zhtoun 'lehmosunhn.
Antikruta twn stekontai tesseris 'matwmenoi
kai tote dinoun thn boulhn to pou na pan na kleyoun
k' ekeinoi apoliqwqhsan k' eginhsan ws liqoi.
Anentranizw kai qwrw tous arxontes ekeinous,
ta fronima kai foumista, ejakousta kefalia.
Tes barkes exoun aloga kai ta kanalia strates.