a rebetiko classic-help please *

mi me rotate vlammides ti echo ke sillogieme
kara-giagini mes stin kardia echo ke tirannieme

ach, ferte preza na prezaro
ke chasisi na foumaro
m’ echi lolo to erinaki
me to musmuli govaki
vre, tu milao ke de miliete
skai ap’ ta gelia ki olo kuniete

o meraklis o anthropos ponei ma den to lei
ki an tragudai, pseiti ntunia, mesa i kardia tu klaii

need the translationnn!!

the lyrics are almost the same as xaris aleksiou's "to erinaki" from aleksiou 2 album

ciao

the song that Aleksiou sang had the "smoking" bits left out. These songs used to be politically incorrect ("απαγορευμένα") in Greece once upon a time. Anyway, there seem to be various versions of the song, referring to men and women. For your information, the "original" version of the song is written by rebetis Panos Tountas and sang by Rita Abatzi and it talks about the story of a woman trying to get the attention of a man. It is different by the "Erinaki" version you quote in your post both in words and thema (in your quote a man tries to get the attention of a woman). The original is called "Ferte preza na prezarw = Give me 'dash' to 'get fixed'" . I shall translate the original version, more or less the same and you get the idea. The text is very difficult, contains many idioms, so I shall do my best.

Μη με ρωτάτε βλάμηδες
(don't ask me good brothers and sisters )
γιατί είμαι λυπημένη
(why I am sad)

Καρα-γιαγκίνι μες στην καρδιά
(A burning inside the heart)

έχω και με μαραίνει
(I have and I wither)

Αχ, φέρτε πρέζα να πρεζάρω
(oh, give me 'dash' to 'get fixed')

και χασίσι να φουμάρω
(and hashish to smoke)

Γιατί αγαπώ έν' αλανιάρη
(because I love a free-spirited man)

με το μουσμουλί ζωνάρι
(with the loquat-coloured belt)

Ρε του ξηγιέμαι, δεν μου μιλάει
(but I try to get even with him, he doesn't talk to me)

πονώ αν με βλέπει κι όλο γελάει
(I feel pain when he watches me and he is laughing all the time)

Φέρτε πρέζα να πρεζάρω
(oh, give me 'dash' to 'get fixed)

και χασίσι να φουμάρω
(and hashish to smoke)


Η μερακλού η μόρτισσα
(The brave woman that has excellent taste)

πονεί μα δεν το λέγει
(feels pain but she doesn't say it)

κι αν τραγουδά ρε ψεύτη ντουνιά
(and if she sings, you false world,)
μέσα η καρδιά της κλαίγει
(do know that inside her heart is crying)

Αχ, φέρτε πρέζα να πρεζάρω
(oh, give me 'dash' to 'get fixed')

και χασίσι να φουμάρω
(and hashish to smoke)


Γιατί αγαπώ έν' αλανιάρη...
(because I love a free spirited man)

OK?

Originally Posted by pnar

mi me rotate vlammides ti echo ke sillogieme
kara-giagini mes stin kardia echo ke tirannieme

ach, ferte preza na prezaro
ke chasisi na foumaro
m’ echi lolo to erinaki
me to musmuli govaki
vre, tu milao ke de miliete
skai ap’ ta gelia ki olo kuniete

o meraklis o anthropos ponei ma den to lei
ki an tragudai, pseiti ntunia, mesa i kardia tu klaii

need the translationnn!!

the lyrics are almost the same as xaris aleksiou's "to erinaki" from aleksiou 2 album

ciao

thank you so so much the meaning is a lot different than i thought it was; my poor greek i have 3 versions of this song; one by aleksiou, one is the original you talk about and one by rosa eskenazi i suppose, the lyrics i posted are from that one. some words are actually the same in turkish, so i had some idea, but thank you again

You are very welcome rebeti!

Originally Posted by pnar

thank you so so much the meaning is a lot different than i thought it was; my poor greek i have 3 versions of this song; one by aleksiou, one is the original you talk about and one by rosa eskenazi i suppose, the lyrics i posted are from that one. some words are actually the same in turkish, so i had some idea, but thank you again