ΝΙΚΟΣ KOLESIS
NIKOS KOLESIS
TRILOGY FALL OF CITY
FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
FALL THE CITY
FALL
FALL THE CITY
FALL
ROMAN RHAPSODY
BYZANTINE RHAPSODY
BYZANTINE RHAPSODY
NOVEL
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ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΡΑΨΩΔΙΑ
ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΡΑΨΩΔΙΑ
To you Constantine
come back all Emperors said someone else.
Transformed they reveal This
remaining -Same- Eternal present,
bearing the opening of world now and in the future.
come back all Emperors said someone else.
Transformed they reveal This
remaining -Same- Eternal present,
bearing the opening of world now and in the future.
A torchbearer red burned the blue horizon
everything was a bright feeling, life and death,
Love and friendship, love for Fatherland and King,
loyalty to Orthodoxy became One.
All together
fighting bravely around the divine Emperor.
The lords and nobles, senators,
Venetians and the Genoese,
all Greeks, monks and priests, women and children
sacrificed for Favorite Constantinople.
everything was a bright feeling, life and death,
Love and friendship, love for Fatherland and King,
loyalty to Orthodoxy became One.
All together
fighting bravely around the divine Emperor.
The lords and nobles, senators,
Venetians and the Genoese,
all Greeks, monks and priests, women and children
sacrificed for Favorite Constantinople.
Some chanted crying with sobs,
moved incredibly Constantine Paleologos watching
to fight with so much sacrifice, believe deeply that faith unites, as then in Hagia Sophia when all together said
moved incredibly Constantine Paleologos watching
to fight with so much sacrifice, believe deeply that faith unites, as then in Hagia Sophia when all together said
<< I believe in one God ..... >>
First the Greek Metropolitan in the Greek Language
and then the Latin bishop said in the Latin Language
Nothing did not bothered anyone
and all together hugged weeping loudly
asking forgiveness from each other.
All City participated in this Mystagogy.
All the World, the universe, the visible and invisible
declared present. Residents hugging each other
as if was Resurrection , say excited words of Love
while joyfully sounded the bells of the churches.
and then the Latin bishop said in the Latin Language
Nothing did not bothered anyone
and all together hugged weeping loudly
asking forgiveness from each other.
All City participated in this Mystagogy.
All the World, the universe, the visible and invisible
declared present. Residents hugging each other
as if was Resurrection , say excited words of Love
while joyfully sounded the bells of the churches.
Fearless fighting Constantine Paleologos
and the thoughts continued to conquer his mind.
They came diverse and uninvited
without being able to stop.
It was the knowledge little before the end
showing the opening of freedom.
Countless armies of Angels flying above the City,
and all the timeless spirits who loved the thousand years Reign. Other cried silently, others mourned and others sang divinely. All together begged the God and the
Virgin Mary to save this eleventh hour, the City of Cities.
and the thoughts continued to conquer his mind.
They came diverse and uninvited
without being able to stop.
It was the knowledge little before the end
showing the opening of freedom.
Countless armies of Angels flying above the City,
and all the timeless spirits who loved the thousand years Reign. Other cried silently, others mourned and others sang divinely. All together begged the God and the
Virgin Mary to save this eleventh hour, the City of Cities.
27 MAY 1453
Janissaries had huge displacement, struck with such force that his opponents are forced make behind several steps.
The swords flashed in the sunlight, they handle so skillfully
that tore the space with a slight whistling.
The screams sounded squeaky whoever accepted the mortal blew slumped down. First went up in the wall stepping over the piles of corpses, mountains of formed around the inaccessible castle.
They sacrificed to pass the Others,
an endless song of Death.
Turkish shepherds and nomads of Anatolia
they fell first under the sounds of drums screaming frantically. Then came a series of irregular, had come from all races of the world to loot and rape.
The swords flashed in the sunlight, they handle so skillfully
that tore the space with a slight whistling.
The screams sounded squeaky whoever accepted the mortal blew slumped down. First went up in the wall stepping over the piles of corpses, mountains of formed around the inaccessible castle.
They sacrificed to pass the Others,
an endless song of Death.
Turkish shepherds and nomads of Anatolia
they fell first under the sounds of drums screaming frantically. Then came a series of irregular, had come from all races of the world to loot and rape.
Then came something curious people, despising death,
ran shouting from joy.
They knew how to die and how most of their corpses
would pass the Janissaries to step the impregnable wall.
ran shouting from joy.
They knew how to die and how most of their corpses
would pass the Janissaries to step the impregnable wall.
- It was the genuine Tourkoi-
EMPEROR CONSTANTANE
THE LAST PALAIOLOGOS
THE LAST PALAIOLOGOS
Riding a white horse wearing royal clothes, red tunic
And he had draped over his shoulders green cloak with golden figures and purple shoes, give courage to the warriors saying
And he had draped over his shoulders green cloak with golden figures and purple shoes, give courage to the warriors saying
28 MAY 1453
" you keep well -you keep well and this
time and the day is ours "
time and the day is ours "
The brave those men turned and looked at him almost through the grave, had given the last vitality of forces,
barely raised their swords to fight.
Suddenly when no one do not expect Giustiniani was fatally wounded. Heard a noise arid and immediately fell down that giant if it was from paper.
His soldiers ran quickly to help shaping a human wall.
A huge projectile struck the marshal from behind and opened a large hole in the back.
Gustiniani and his men with quick glances and words briskly and while the blood ran uncontrollably realized it was time to leave.
The battle had been judged, had to go to the ship to save, ready waited for in the harbor. They could not do anything having the head wounded.
Besides, were mercenaries they knew when a battle is lost,
came first their life’s.
Constantine tried in vain to restrain the marshal.
barely raised their swords to fight.
Suddenly when no one do not expect Giustiniani was fatally wounded. Heard a noise arid and immediately fell down that giant if it was from paper.
His soldiers ran quickly to help shaping a human wall.
A huge projectile struck the marshal from behind and opened a large hole in the back.
Gustiniani and his men with quick glances and words briskly and while the blood ran uncontrollably realized it was time to leave.
The battle had been judged, had to go to the ship to save, ready waited for in the harbor. They could not do anything having the head wounded.
Besides, were mercenaries they knew when a battle is lost,
came first their life’s.
Constantine tried in vain to restrain the marshal.
Gustiniani left with his comrades.
The Battle of battles was in the greatest climax
from this judged the future of the City and history.
Everything was fluid and opponents fought furiously.
A whisper began to be heard and transmitted by mouth in mouth, they heard the brave warriors and cut their legs, their hearts stopped beating.
The Battle of battles was in the greatest climax
from this judged the future of the City and history.
Everything was fluid and opponents fought furiously.
A whisper began to be heard and transmitted by mouth in mouth, they heard the brave warriors and cut their legs, their hearts stopped beating.
29 May 1453
After the Greeks began to say louder,
all wondered is it lie until became a loud voice
and then cry.
They heard and took to the lips and began to shout
the myriad Turkish soldiers until became cry that reached the sky, shouts of joy, wild voce of Victory
but also immense sound of crash,
became Cry of defeat and despair.
all wondered is it lie until became a loud voice
and then cry.
They heard and took to the lips and began to shout
the myriad Turkish soldiers until became cry that reached the sky, shouts of joy, wild voce of Victory
but also immense sound of crash,
became Cry of defeat and despair.
" EALO THE CITY " - FALL THE CITY
Resourceful Odysseus and his multimode companions
shocked just heard, the souls say
and were thrown out of the Bady.
Never they did not hear such cry,
Never did not feel such awe, such collapse,
shocked just heard, the souls say
and were thrown out of the Bady.
Never they did not hear such cry,
Never did not feel such awe, such collapse,
-fall into the void of the abyss-
This awesome feeling of the End
It always comes back in their memory.
He cry of the Fall- of Conquering
until freed themselves and the City together
It always comes back in their memory.
He cry of the Fall- of Conquering
until freed themselves and the City together
My people what concocted
My people what concocted
My people what concocted
This dreadful day forever etched in the soul of much afflicted Odysseus. Until comes the fullness of time and erased from the opening that brings the Clearance and the deliverance from the bonds of the past.
The Greeks saw shocked the Turkish flags flying over the Kekroporta and the palace of Blachernon.
It was as if had died thousand times,
as also the centuries of the Empire.
Eminent Odysseus and his tortured companions
they saw the death face to face, dark and abysmal
in the shine of swords as they cut the heads of opponents.
Janissaries lighter as the wind ran at length of wall,
beaten mercilessly everyone in front of there stepping above from the dead corpses.
The Greeks saw shocked the Turkish flags flying over the Kekroporta and the palace of Blachernon.
It was as if had died thousand times,
as also the centuries of the Empire.
Eminent Odysseus and his tortured companions
they saw the death face to face, dark and abysmal
in the shine of swords as they cut the heads of opponents.
Janissaries lighter as the wind ran at length of wall,
beaten mercilessly everyone in front of there stepping above from the dead corpses.
Greeks left the Kekroporta open
From there entered the Turks
The great betrayal had happened
Greeks pulled the troll
And unlocked the door
And unlocked the door
From there endured the Janissaries
Spreading the havoc
The great betrayal had taken place.
Spreading the havoc
The great betrayal had taken place.
Almighty Lord
Accept our prayer
Forgive us
Accept our prayer
Forgive us
People what concocted
Now only death reigns
My people
Let my voice heard.
Let my voice heard.
First slowly - slowly
and then more and more started to leave the wall running to hide where find.
The great escape had begun, the fugitives drifted at their waves everyone be saved. Nobody could stop the world
neither Constantine who cried in vain
not abandoned their positions.
and then more and more started to leave the wall running to hide where find.
The great escape had begun, the fugitives drifted at their waves everyone be saved. Nobody could stop the world
neither Constantine who cried in vain
not abandoned their positions.
" EALO THE CITY "
FALL THE CITY
FALL
FALL THE CITY
FALL
Answered and they desperately voices heard
as the end of the world,
as another dance of Tragedy
foretell things to come over the body of a City
while dying
as the end of the world,
as another dance of Tragedy
foretell things to come over the body of a City
while dying
" EALO THE CITY " -
FALL THE CITY
FALL
FALL THE CITY
FALL
Neither Constantine who cried in vain
not abandoned their positions.
not abandoned their positions.
" EALO H POLIS "
FALL THE CITY
FAL
Answered and they desperately voices heard
as the end of the world, as another dance of Tragedy
foretell things to come over the body of a City
while dying
FALL THE CITY
FAL
Answered and they desperately voices heard
as the end of the world, as another dance of Tragedy
foretell things to come over the body of a City
while dying
" EALO H POLIS " -
FALL THE CITY
FALL
FALL THE CITY
FALL
Always increasing the janissaries around Constantine
more and dilutes the guard around his
one by one they left hidden.
Then the last Greek Emperor said with anguish
with all the strength of his soul.
more and dilutes the guard around his
one by one they left hidden.
Then the last Greek Emperor said with anguish
with all the strength of his soul.
< There is no Christian
to get my head >>
to get my head >>
Lightning crossed his mind that this sacrifice
would be followed by a Resurrection.
What if fall with him a thousand years of Empire,
heroic act will brighten the centuries.
would be followed by a Resurrection.
What if fall with him a thousand years of Empire,
heroic act will brighten the centuries.
Paleologos went down from the horse,
removed the Imperial tunic
and the chain, so keeping the shield with one hand,
and naked sword with the other fighting front of the Gate
St. Romanos divinely beautiful looked at straight in the eyes the death.
removed the Imperial tunic
and the chain, so keeping the shield with one hand,
and naked sword with the other fighting front of the Gate
St. Romanos divinely beautiful looked at straight in the eyes the death.
Alone fought Constantine Palaeologus,
multiplied the enemies around him, but this tirelessly
he despised the Angel of death stroking with the look
opponents, similar to Angel of Paradise.
Alone fought Constantine Paleologos
lived imperious the immense solitude of Death.
multiplied the enemies around him, but this tirelessly
he despised the Angel of death stroking with the look
opponents, similar to Angel of Paradise.
Alone fought Constantine Paleologos
lived imperious the immense solitude of Death.
In his hands kept the whole earth,
only thoughts and feelings are not
left the mythical king.
Now and then
a lightning pierced
his mind and had the feeling that
he was already in Paradise.
The wall seemed very small and people ants
while they climbed over to reach as the top,
the world turned upside down.
only thoughts and feelings are not
left the mythical king.
Now and then
a lightning pierced
his mind and had the feeling that
he was already in Paradise.
The wall seemed very small and people ants
while they climbed over to reach as the top,
the world turned upside down.
A sword found Constantine in person
and He retaliated throwing the enemy down,
after another over the chest
and swooped like a lion against all.
Kill countless but was all alone,
and He retaliated throwing the enemy down,
after another over the chest
and swooped like a lion against all.
Kill countless but was all alone,
From behind found the Emperor still a strong,
and after another fell down dead
this last Greek,
Constantine Palaeologus, the Marbled King,
eternal grief, forever will be heard
In the centuries.
and after another fell down dead
this last Greek,
Constantine Palaeologus, the Marbled King,
eternal grief, forever will be heard
In the centuries.
EALO THE CITY
EALO
Turks stepped
the Reigning
EALO
Turks stepped
the Reigning
Lamentations Constantine
Οn white horse
proceeds imperious
proceeds imperious
only fighting
front in the Gate
of Paradise
front in the Gate
of Paradise
Angels of death
they set up dance
above the
troubled City
they set up dance
above the
troubled City
ΝIKOS KOLESIS
