Giorgos Tsalikis "I Salonikia" lyrics, parakalo

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    bogazici86 said:

    Question Giorgos Tsalikis "I Salonikia" lyrics, parakalo

    Gia sas friends! Could you please translate this song for me?

    I SALONIKIA

    Sti Rotonta ke sta kastra
    Katevenun ola t' astra
    Gia hatiri tis
    Ine floga pu de svini
    Na 'mun to pioto pu pini
    Sto potiri tis

    Tin kardia mu ehi pari
    Mia Salonikia
    Ke to kserun sto Vardari
    Epatha zimia

    Ah! Salonikia mu magissa
    De me vlepis ragisa
    Dos' mu ena fili su mono
    Den anteho pia na liono

    Kani kolpa kani nazia
    Ki i kardia me terma gkazia
    Fevgi hanete
    Sta trapezia aneveni
    Ke tin poli anasteni
    Ke den pianete
    Last edited by bogazici86; 09-19-2007 at 09:46 PM.
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    I SALONIKIA
    THE WOMAN FROM SALONICA


    Sti Rotonta ke sta kastra
    To Rotonda* and to the castles
    Katevenun ola t' astra
    All the stars come down
    Gia hatiri tis
    As a favour of the earth
    Ine floga pu de svini
    She’s a flame which doesn’t put out
    Na 'mun to pioto pu pini
    I wish I was the drink that she drinks
    Sto potiri tis
    In her glass

    Tin kardia mu ehi pari
    She has taken my heart
    Mia Salonikia
    A woman from Salonica
    Ke to kserun sto Vardari
    And they know it in Vardaris**
    Epatha zimia
    I was harmed

    Ah! Salonikia mu magissa
    Ah! Woman from Salonica, my witch
    De me vlepis ragisa
    You don’t see me? I cracked
    Dos' mu ena fili su mono
    Give me only one kiss
    Den anteho pia na liono
    I don’t stand to melt anymore

    Kani kolpa kani nazia
    She makes tricks, she makes affectations
    Ki i kardia me terma gkazia
    And my heart beats crazily***
    Fevgi hanete
    She goes, she disappears
    Sta trapezia aneveni
    She goes up on the tables****
    Ke tin poli anasteni
    And she resurrects the city
    Ke den pianete
    And she’s elusive

    * Rotonda is a monument in Thessaloniki. Now I think that it's some kind of church, but I'm not sure, lol. I live close to Rotonda and I always pass from there!
    ** Vardaris is a region in Thessaloniki. It's also a wind which blows only in Thessaloniki, nowhere else. But in this song it's the region.
    *** This is not the exact translation.
    **** In Greece, when we go out to bouzoukia, women usually step on the tables and they dance! I never did that...
    Άνθρωποι τύχης είδωλον επλάσαντο, πρόφασιν ιδίης αβουλίης.

    ~Δημόκριτος~
     
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    woow! Interesting song! Thanks for your translation and especialy for your explanations moro mou I learn many things about Greece through songs
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogazici86 View Post
    woow! Interesting song! Thanks for your translation and especialy for your explanations moro mou I learn many things about Greece through songs
    You're welcome koukla! When you'll come to Greece, we'll go to bouzoukia and we'll dance tsifteteli on the table! You won't escape...

    Filiaaaaaaa
    Άνθρωποι τύχης είδωλον επλάσαντο, πρόφασιν ιδίης αβουλίης.

    ~Δημόκριτος~
     
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    hehehe, that's great! I like dancing çiftetelli and other dances. When I hear music, I cannot stop myself how can I escape? I'll do it with pleasure!
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogazici86 View Post
    hehehe, that's great! I like dancing çiftetelli and other dances. When I hear music, I cannot stop myself how can I escape? I'll do it with pleasure!
    I'm glad to hear that, cause we'll be dancing all night long...
    Άνθρωποι τύχης είδωλον επλάσαντο, πρόφασιν ιδίης αβουλίης.

    ~Δημόκριτος~
     
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    Dancing, in Greece, all night long... That's perfect! Hopefully tatlım
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