![]() ![]() The phrase can also be used to express affection for friends and family members. The title: Death Went Fishingīecause we are just weight on this earth.Agapi mou is a Greek phrase that means “my love.” It is a term of endearment that is often used between romantic partners. (Avalik in Turkey across from Lesvos)īy Yiannis Papayioanou. Three from Koulouri and three from Aibali. The title is the name of a fishing boat captain: Andrea ZeppoĮgia mola egia lesa , I’m going to shout it out loud like a crazy personīy Yiannis Papayioanou. I hope my curse becomes fire and burns you. The moment I met you I was heavily cursed. The title means 'I was born to to Be in Pain' 'Love that becomes a Double-edged Knife'Īnd turn off the moon when he comes to take me, One sweet morning, he’s going to wake you up,īy Manos Hatzidakis sung by Marika Ninou. You put me aside because I sleep in a shack.īy Vassilis Tsitsanis and sung by Sotira Bellou. 'Cloudy Sunday'.īy Yiannis Papayoannou and sung by Sotira Bellou. This is perhaps the most popular Greek song of all time. The title means 'In this Bad World'.īy Vasslis Tsitsanis. The title means 'All the Rembetis of the World'.Īll the rembetes of the world will love me,Īll the rembetes of the world will love me.Īnd I’ve met the world in the leaves of my heart,Īnd I regret it.All the fake wise guys who live on the streets,īy Markos Vamvakaris. Diazigio means 'Divorce'.īy Markos Vamvakaris. Your eyes are never going to find eyes like mine.īy Markos Vamvakaris. The title means 'Your Eyelashes Shine'Īnd you refuse to care about my thoughts. I’m coming to take you to Finika, Parakopi,Īnd at the bishopric, everything is romantic,īy Markos Vamvakaris. I’d like you to fill me with caresses and kisses. I will come to meet you again on the shore, What a burst of flame I have in my heart, (A Frankosyriani is a Catholic Girl from Syros.) Go ahead and throw down the supplies and disappear.īy Markos Vamvakaris. Its about a guy during the Nazi occupation who steals reserve gas cans from the backs of the German vehicles.īecause I never get caught in a German’s car, Saltaros means someone who leaps or jumps. Written by Genitsaris and sung Giorgos Dalaras from the Rembetika Songs of the Occupation and Civil War. On his motorbike and dogs were chasing him.ĮGO PLIRONO TA MATIA P’AGAPO (I Pay for the Eyes that I Love')īring me the most expensive drink to drink,ĭon’t criticize me, don’t take me as a nut, Last night I saw a friend wandering around like an elf, In this world those who love eat dirty bread,Īnd their passion followed an underground route. Our father, the sea breeze, (Oh Batis could be his nickname too) You don’t hear us when we sing with electric voices, ![]() We wander in the dark but you don’t hear us. With planes and ships and with old friends. This is one of my favorite songs of all time. You can hear all these songs and read more about rembetika and laika music at ZEMBEKIKOĭionysious Savopoulos. Some of the lyrics were unclear and we had to guess at them. If you have any comments or catch any mistakes please e-mail me. If you click on the titles you can hear the songs. I gave them a list of songs and asked them to translate them into English. Holly Kokas, Dorian's beautiful and very smart daughter is the third member of the group. His partner in the group was Roulis Trifonas, also an old friend of mine and a fine musician and poet. Kokas is well known as a facilitator who helps people cut through the Greek bureaucracy but he is also a well-known singer-songwriter-musician himself and performed in the group Agapanthos in the seventies. Skills to try to translate words that in many places come from the heart and soul of the composer, I asked three friends to do it for me. So rather than me sitting down with my trusty Greek-English dictionary and using my faulty Greek But eventually people begin to ask what the songs are about. Many non-Greek-speaking people who listen to Rembetika and Laika music from Greece find that they can enjoy it without knowing what the lyrics mean. ![]()
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