Hesperides

Odysseus Elytis: Ο Ήλιος ο Ηλιάτορας (The Sovereign Sun). Music by Dimitris Lagios, sung by Giorgos Dalaras (1982). First piece: The Song of the Sun Εσείς στεριές και θάλασσες τ' αμπέλια κι οι χρυσές ελιές ακούτε τα χαμπέρια μου μέσα στα μεσημέρια μου «Σ' όλους τους τόπους κι αν γυρνώ μόνον ετούτον αγαπώ!» Από τη μέση του εγκρεμού στη μέση του αλλού πελάγου «Σ' όλους τους τόπους κι αν γυρνώ μόνον ετούτον αγαπώ!» Με τα μικρά χαμίνια του καβάλα στα δελφίνια του με τις κοπέλες τις γυμνές που καίγονται στις αμμουδιές «Σ' όλους τους τόπους κι αν γυρνώ μόνον ετούτον αγαπώ!» • You rocks and seas vines and golden olives hear my word as I follow my course: I turn above all places but I love this only one! At the middle of the universe among all the islands of the sea I turn above all places but I love this only one! With its little rascals riding on dolphins with its nude girls laying on the seashore: I turn above all places but I love this only one!

Palma • The City • The old Palma in the Escalas photos • The first velocipede in Mallorca • The Born promenade and Edison’s voice • Columns of the mosque • The Arabitch Bath • The Jewish quarter • The “clock of the Jews” on the facade of the town hall (es) • Patios of Palma • Electri city • Doors of La Calatrava • Library of La Real • Rodin in Mallorca • The dragon of Mrs. Coc • Hidden dragons • Double-tailed plot • Biblioteca de Babel: The house of my friend • Wang Wei looks out of his studio • Snowfall in Palma • Restaurant Las Olas • The Basque restaurant Bodega Santurce • Bull’s tail • El Molinar neighborhood • Milenium bicycle shop • Amor en Palma • St. Anthony blessing the animals, 2009 • St. Anthony blessing the animals, 2014 • The procession of the demons on the day of St. Anthony • On St. Sebastian’s feast • Sausage roasting on St. Sebastian’s day • Erasmus and St. Christopher • Yin-yang of St. Nicholas • Roman and Chinese flowers in Mallorca • Palma International • Holy Week in Palma • Procession of Good Friday • Compression • Palma’s concrete coasts • Guts • Martian chronicles • Typo • History • After the feast • Night • Adiós The Islands • Cabras, dragones, liebres • Sailing to Cabrera • Cabrera: the way to the peak • Serra de ses Figueres

The Western Mountains • Golden apples • More golden apples • Pebbles of Port d’es Canonge • The Governor’s Turn • The Postman’s Path • Deià • The Ermita de la Trinitat • The cats of the Tower of the Souls • Lighthouses • Spring in San Telmo • Escorca • Sacred mountain • Chapel of Sant Llorenç The Eastern Hills and the Plains • Arab wine from Butibalausí • Fires of St. Anthony • The Albufera • Choking ants’ nests • Pollença • Some more Pollença • Sineu, Chinese colony • Sineu, Beijing time • Giants in Santanyí • Algaida, dance on the feast of St. James’ • Llucmajor, roof tiles • Hermit cats • Seashore of Ses Covetes the rest • Journey to Mallorca, January 2014 • The first olive oil from Mallorca • Nokia box and Cola Cao • Absurd poetry of the Balearic Government • “Balearic languages” • The beginnings of book printing in Mallorca • Goose Game 1652 • Playing with bones • Memory of James the Conqueror • Rolevinck’ Fasciculus temporum • The demon of speed • Sea for sale. Llonovoy • Portuguese dance • Happiness • Agua

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