Dionissis Sxinas - An m'agapas (To dactilidi) [The ring]

Title: An m'agapas (widely known as "To dactilidi")
Music & Lyrics: Vaggeli Vafinis & Yianni Vafinis
Firstly sung by: Ta pedia tou Odissea
Widely known by Dionissi Schinas
CD: S'agapo (Sony Music 1996)
Track no: 13





Το δαχτυλίδι που 'χες δει και σ' άρεσε
The ring you had seen and liked
κατάφερα να σου το αγοράσω.
I managed to buy it for you.
Δεν πίστευες στα μάτια σου, μα στο 'χα πει
You were not beliving what you were facing, but I had told you
στο δάχτυλό σου πως θα το περάσω.
that I'll wear it on your finger.

Αν μ' αγαπάς, να το φοράς παντοτινά
If you love me, you will wear if forever
για να θυμάσαι κάθε στιγμή, κάθε βραδιά.
just to remember every moment, every night.
Να το φοράς, αν μ'αγαπάς αληθινά
You should wear it on, if you trully love me
για να θυμάσαι πως υπήρξαμε αγκαλιά.
for remembering that we were once hugging each other.

"Κι αν χωρίσουμε ποτέ, το δαχτυλίδι αυτό
"And if we ever split, this ring
να το φοράς για πάντα, να θυμάσαι".
you should forever wear it on you, for remembering"
Αυτό σου είπα μόνο κι εσύ απάντησες:
That's what I only told you, and you answered:
"Αυτό δε θα συμβεί με μας, να μη φοβάσαι".
"Don't worry, this thing will never happen to us"

How nice I had dedicated this song to my high school sweetie some 15 years ago :P In fact I had made a recording of that dedication, on RSA probably I might still have the original cassette, relic by now

1) I wanna publicly thank BleakHeart since he showed me how to post videos
and encouraged me to add them to my translations.
(still got the pm but the video has been withdrawn )

2) I know that Greece's music industry had it's way to control radio stations, till 2005.
I know that this fact drove us Greeks, to recognize some trashy songs,
and ignore some materpieces.
I know that there were probably talented people that never had a chance, cause of
signing in the "wrong" record company or simply didn't want to interfere with the
"network".

BUT

We were ALL singing the same songs.
We as a UNIT were dancing the same (even trashy) songs.

I don't wanna compare the two eras (before and after 2005),
but as BleakHeart may be aware of, he wasn't the only person
who dedicated the same song to his beloved.
And I feel that's something that's been missing nowadays.

ΥΓ. Άμα βρεις την κασέτα ανέβασε την στο esnips.... θα κρατήσει ΓΙΑ ΠΑΝΤΑ!
Καλως μας ήρθες παλιόφιλε.