Immortal spirit of antiquity, <br />Father of the true, beautiful and good, <br />Descend, appear, shed over us thy light <br />Upon this ground and under this sky <br />Which has first witnessed the unperishable fame. <br />Give life and animation to those noble games! <br />Throw wreaths of fadeless flowers to the victors <br />In the race and in the strife! <br />Create in our breasts, hearts of steel! <br />In thy light, plains, mountains and seas <br />Shine in a roseate hue and form a vast temple <br />To which all nations throng to adore thee, <br />Oh immortal spirit of antiquity!<br /><br />Kostis Palamas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ancient-eternal-and-immortal-spirit/
