Letter from V. Karapanagiotis to S. Venizelos concerning the latter's declaration of support for the Papandreou government, the latter's inaction in the face of the measures taken against the sender, and the decision already taken by the British to arrest the sender
226.06.090 · 1944 Μάιος 2 · Ελληνική · machine-generated, not reviewed
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τήν ἄρσιν τῶν ἐνατίον μου μέτρων καί τήν αμεσον συγκρότησιν τῆς
Ἀνακριτικῆς Ἐπιτροπῆς.Τοῦτο ἀποτελεῖ ὑποχρέωσιν τιμῆς δι'ἐσέ.
Ἐφόσον δέ οἱ ἐν Ἀθήναις Ἀρχηγοί τά τηλεγραφήματά των καί ἐπιστολάς
των ἀπήυθυναν πάντοτε καί εἰς ἐμέ φρονῶ ὅτι πρέπει νά φθάσης μέχρις
ἀρνήσεως συμμετοχῆς εἰς τήν Διάσκεψιν ἄνευ ἄρσεως τῶν ἐναντίον μου
μέτρων.
Νά μοῦ ἐπιτρέψης ἐν τέλει νά σου ὑπομνήσω τήν ἀρχήν
τῆς ὡραίας περικοπῆς τοῦ μνημειώδους λόγου του πού εἶνε γραμμένη
εἰς τήν ἐπιτάφιον πλάκα τοῦ πατρός σου καί ἀρχηγοῦ μας.:"Ὁ προκεί-
μενος νεκρός ὑπῆρξεν ἕνας ἄνδρας". Αἱ ὀλίγαι αὐταί λέξεις τάς ὁποίας
ἤκουσα ὡς ἀποκάλυψιν ὅταν τάς ἐξεφώνει ἀπό τοῦ βήματος τῆς Βουλῆς
ὀλίγα ἔτη πρό τοῦ θανάτου του ὑπῆρξαν πάντοτε ὁ ὁδηγός μου καί εἶμαι
βέβαιος ὅτι ὅπως ἐγώ δέν τάς ἐλησμόνησα καί δέν τάς διέψευσα οὔτε σύ
θά τάς λησμονήσης καί τάς διαψεύσης.
Μέ πολλήν ἀγάπην
[…]
Stamps and notes
- handwritten_note Δ top centre (page numbering, possibly '4')
- handwritten_note long diagonal pencil stroke right side, from the end of the text block down to the signature
Uncertain readings
- αμεσον No breathing or accent visible on the initial alpha; may be faint.
- ἀπήυθυναν Accent appears to sit over η rather than υ; position of the accent is uncertain.
- σου In 'νά σου ὑπομνήσω' a faint mark near the υ may be a circumflex or a typing blemish.
- ὁποίας The breathing on the initial omicron is faint.
- ⟦…⟧ Handwritten signature in ink, probably beginning 'Β. Καραπ…' (cf. the archivist's attribution to Β. Καραπαναγιώτης), but not legible letter by letter.
Demotic Greek
την άρση των μέτρων εναντίον μου και την άμεση συγκρότηση της Ανακριτικής Επιτροπής. Αυτό αποτελεί υποχρέωση τιμής για σένα. Εφόσον δε οι εν Αθήναις Αρχηγοί τα τηλεγραφήματά τους και τις επιστολές τους τις απηύθυναν πάντοτε και σε μένα, φρονώ ότι πρέπει να φτάσεις μέχρι την άρνηση συμμετοχής στη Διάσκεψη, αν δεν αρθούν τα μέτρα εναντίον μου.
Να μου επιτρέψεις στο τέλος να σου θυμίσω την αρχή της ωραίας περικοπής του μνημειώδους λόγου του, που είναι γραμμένη στην επιτάφια πλάκα του πατέρα σου και αρχηγού μας: «Ο νεκρός που έχουμε μπροστά μας υπήρξε ένας άνδρας». Οι λίγες αυτές λέξεις, που τις άκουσα σαν αποκάλυψη όταν τις εκφωνούσε από το βήμα της Βουλής λίγα χρόνια πριν από τον θάνατό του, υπήρξαν πάντοτε ο οδηγός μου και είμαι βέβαιος ότι, όπως εγώ δεν τις λησμόνησα και δεν τις διέψευσα, ούτε εσύ θα τις λησμονήσεις και θα τις διαψεύσεις.
Με πολλή αγάπη
[…]
Turkish
aleyhimdeki tedbirlerin kaldırılmasını ve Soruşturma Komisyonu'nun derhal oluşturulmasını. Bu, senin için bir onur yükümlülüğüdür. Atina'daki Önderler telgraflarını ve mektuplarını her zaman bana da gönderdiklerine göre, aleyhimdeki tedbirler kaldırılmadan Konferans'a katılmayı reddedecek noktaya kadar gitmen gerektiği kanısındayım.
Son olarak, onun anıtsal konuşmasındaki güzel bölümün başlangıcını sana hatırlatmama izin ver; o söz, babanın ve önderimizin mezar taşına yazılmıştır: "Önümüzde yatan ölü bir adamdı." Ölümünden birkaç yıl önce Meclis kürsüsünden dile getirdiğinde bir vahiy gibi dinlediğim bu birkaç söz, her zaman yol göstericim oldu; ve eminim ki, ben onları nasıl unutmadım ve yalanlamadımsa, sen de onları unutmayacak ve yalanlamayacaksın.
Çok sevgiyle
[…]
English
the lifting of the measures against me and the immediate formation of the Investigative Committee. This constitutes an obligation of honour for you. Since the Leaders in Athens always addressed their telegrams and letters to me as well, I think you must go as far as refusing to participate in the Conference without the lifting of the measures against me.
Finally, allow me to remind you of the beginning of the beautiful passage of his monumental speech which is written on the gravestone of your father and our leader: “The deceased before us was a man.” These few words, which I heard as a revelation when he pronounced them from the rostrum of the Parliament a few years before his death, have always been my guide, and I am certain that, just as I have not forgotten them nor belied them, neither will you forget them and belie them.
With much affection
[…]
Open issues
| p. | Kind | Language | Text | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abstract_mismatch | αγγλουσ, βενιζελου | names in the archivist's title or abstract not found in the transcription | ||
| 4 | uncertain_reading | αμεσον | No breathing or accent visible on the initial alpha; may be faint. | |
| 4 | uncertain_reading | ἀπήυθυναν | Accent appears to sit over η rather than υ; position of the accent is uncertain. | |
| 4 | uncertain_reading | σου | In 'νά σου ὑπομνήσω' a faint mark near the υ may be a circumflex or a typing blemish. | |
| 4 | uncertain_reading | ὁποίας | The breathing on the initial omicron is faint. | |
| 4 | uncertain_reading | […] | Handwritten signature in ink, probably beginning 'Β. Καραπ…' (cf. the archivist's attribution to Β. Καραπαναγιώτης), but not legible letter by letter. | |
| 4 | translation_uncertain_source | el | τοῦ μνημειώδους λόγου του | Η αντωνυμία «του» είναι ασαφής ως προς το ποιον αναφέρεται (πιθανόν στον Ελευθέριο Βενιζέλο, αρχηγό και πατέρα του αποδέκτη), και δεν ταυτίζεται από το κείμενο ο λόγος· διατηρήθηκε «του». |
| 4 | translation_term | el | Ὁ προκείμενος νεκρός ὑπῆρξεν ἕνας ἄνδρας | Παράθεμα από λόγο. Αποδόθηκε σε δημοτική· το πρωτότυπο λεκτικό στην καθαρεύουσα ήταν «Ὁ προκείμενος νεκρός ὑπῆρξεν ἕνας ἄνδρας». |
| 4 | translation_uncertain_source | el | […] | Αδιάγνωστη υπογραφή/κλείσιμο· διατηρήθηκε ως ⟦…⟧. |
| 4 | translation_term | tr | Ὁ προκείμενος νεκρός ὑπῆρξεν ἕνας ἄνδρας | Quotation from the speech of Eleftherios Venizelos, inscribed on his tombstone. 'Ἄνδρας' means a man in the sense of a person of courage and character. Rendered literally as 'ölü bir erkekti', and 'adam' would be an alternative. |
| 4 | translation_term | en | Ἀρχηγοί | “Leaders” of the political parties in Athens. |
| 4 | translation_term | en | Ὁ προκείμενος νεκρός ὑπῆρξεν ἕνας ἄνδρας | Quotation from a speech of the elder Venizelos, said to be inscribed on his tombstone. ἄνδρας is rendered “a man”, meaning a man of character; the speaker of the original quotation is not identified in the letter. |
| 4 | translation_uncertain_source | en | […] | The signature is illegible in the transcription. By the catalogue title the writer is V. Karapanagiotis. |