This is the first stanza of a longer poem.
from Page 578 of the
Penguin Book of Greek Verse
Ed. C. A. Trypanis 1971
paperback edition
MYRTIOTISSA
Σ'ἀγαπῶ.
Δὲν μπορῶ
τίποτ'
ἄλλο νὰ πῶ
πιὸ
βαθύ, πιὸ ἁπλό,
πιὸ
μεγάλο !
You
I love nothing I can say other than (that)
more
deeper simpler greater
apart
from the opening stanza of a beautiful modern Greek poem this also
how some words havn't changed over 3000 years yet others have. Note
νὰ and πιὸ yet the very recognisable ἀγαπῶ and βαθύ.
If
you want to get an idea of Greek language as a continuum acquire and
read this anthology whether you're a student of modern byzantine
classical or biblical greek.
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