Ithaca by C.P.Cavafy (with Sean Connery & Vangelis)

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C.P.Cavafy's poem 'Ithaca', recited by Sir Sean Connery and with music specially composed by Vangelis. Scenes taken from Ron Fricke's film 'Baraka'.

ITHACA [1910, 1911]
As you set out for Ithaca
hope that your journey is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
angry Poseidon-don't be afraid of them:
you'll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare sensasion
touches your spirit and your body.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
wild Poseidon-you won't encounter them
unless you bring them along inside your soul,
unless your soul sets them up in front of you.

Hope that your journey is a long one.
May there be many summer mornings when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you come into harbors you're seeing for the first time;
may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
to buy fine things,
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
sensual perfume of every kind-
as many sensual perfumes as you can;
and may you visit many Egyptian cities
to learn and learn again from those who know.

Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you're destined for.
But don't hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so that you're old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you've gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaca to make you rich.
Ithaca gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you would have not set out.
She has nothing left to give you now.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca won't have fooled you.
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you'll have understood by then what these Ithacas mean.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: March 10, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Author: babylonianman

Length: 00:04:25
Rating: 4.88
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Tags: poem ithaca ithaki ιθάκη καβάφης cavafy kavafis sean connery vangelis baraka

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Video Comments:
chewytube (January 7, 2009 at 6:19 pm)
Wow. Just what I needed to hear right now, at this point in time. Thank you!!
ILOVE2FeelGOOD (January 7, 2009 at 3:28 pm)
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Vizi0narul (January 7, 2009 at 4:46 am)
A poem sums it all up... we are here for the joy of the journey, its about moving towards our goals that gives us life... not necessarily "being there".

Wonderful poem, thank you :).
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isalondoner (December 29, 2008 at 4:47 pm)
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afik1945 (December 13, 2008 at 3:52 am)
very thanks joshje 77 of send beatufully video with splendid recitation poema Itaca by Sir Senn Connory.Music Vangelis leight memory sound the wave of sea is very harmonise ofrecited text.
joshje777 (December 12, 2008 at 6:58 pm)
Delightful and Enchanting video !!!
vereiana (December 13, 2008 at 5:42 am)
Josh, thank you a lot for sharing..Really Wonderful and the voice of Connery is enchanting..
YolandaGuadalupe (December 1, 2008 at 8:43 am)
Thank you for this awesome video !
One of my fav poems ever ,-))
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5*
jastus1 (November 28, 2008 at 4:42 pm)
In times of fear, doubt, or even desperation, when nothing seems to be certain and everything looks as if without sense, without purpose, this Great Poet's spirit rises from the past to remind to every man what truly matters in life; And that though our individual paths may be different, for each one of us our life is our chance to go through this wonderful Journey.
- The rating climax is too poor to describe this poem's magnificence.