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[DrCyprus]

Here's some true authentic Cypriot poetry to read. Can you understand it?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Idalion_tablet.jpg?download

[Lordo]

here is another one.

ame mavro yirevge
gatse dje mayirevge
gutcha dje gologuthga
nafan da gobelluthga

[Get Real!]

Here's some true authentic Cypriot poetry to read. Can you understand it?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Idalion_tablet.jpg?download

I guess you can’t read it because it’s not poetry.

It talks about the dead, the wounded, and the heroes of some battle.

[kurupetos]

here is another one.

ame mavro yirevge
gatse dje mayirevge
gutcha dje gologuthga
nafan da gobelluthga

To kalotziaírin pou gamás kleíe ta parathýrka
na éssieis nákkon antropí̱ , mén kámneis panáv̱rka

akoúoun oi geitónisses tziai vállousin dachtýli
xypnoúsin syntromássountai tziai lássousin oi ssív̱lloi

Kystoúsin oi kotziákares,tho̱roún ta oúlla máv̱ra
tou gérou i̱ vílla i̱ passiá egíni̱n alizáv̱ra

Aman akoúsei o papás vállei se tziai ni̱stéf̱keis
en tziai gamá o acháparos,men tou pollopistéf̱keis

Díspyroi tziai stenácho̱roi akoúoun tziai oi géroi
giatí i̱ paliokotziákari̱ pott'én tous vállei ssiéri

Tziai an idró̱nneis kámposon tziai en ta fkálleis péra
geíre tziai ppése tziai kaneí,arkéf̱keis álli̱ méra...