Gone Is The Time ... *

You fine people of this forum ... I am yet again, sending out a request to you : the lyrics of "Πάει ο καιρός" (/ Pai o keros , Gone is the time ...

As before, I promise to give the "interpretation" of this, yet another lovely song, composed by Manos Hadjidakis and written by Nikos Gatsos !!

Thanking you again for your kindness and assistance ... !!! ...


Philadelphia

Is this my moment of washing all my sins???????
Here you are!


Πάει ο καιρός, πάει ο καιρός
που ήταν ο κόσμος δροσερός
και κάθε αυγή ξεκινούσε μια πηγή
για να ποτίσει όλη τη γη

Ήρθανε νύχτες και βροχές
και χειμωνιάσαν οι ψυχές
και στο βαθύ το σκοτάδι έχει σταθεί
ένα παιδί να ζεσταθεί


Τώρα το δάκρυ κυλάει στο χώμα, και πέρα απ’ το βοριά
ένα καράβι ρωτάει ακόμα πού θα βρει στεριά
Πάει ο καιρός...

... you call this "little", "tiny", diminutive", "trivial" ................ thing , "washing ALL YOUR SINS" ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? ........


... hahahahaha ....

Seriously, thank you very much, dya mou ...

Would you care for an interpretation of these BEAUTIFUL words, most lovely of poems ... ?! ...

Well, what can I do?! You should have found a bigger..... thing, so as for me to struggle in washing my sins!!!

Of course I'd like an interpretation. Never say no to something like this!

Actually, there is a friend that has a lot of the "interpretations" of Hadjidakis composed songs ... and generally songs with "proper poetry" verses ... , that I would like to check with, first ... because, they may be much better "interpreted" , or even sometimes given "in rhyme" ... !!! ...

Like with "Uri's Ballad", I used both mine and that other, "interpretations" ...

So, which ever way, I promise to do this in the best deserving way ... !!! ...

We are waiting in silence....
When I say silence, i refer to this thread, cause there's going to be a lot of noise outside it soon. Stay tunned! LOL!

Will go ahead to "interprete" this marvel, by myself ... Again,

music by Manos Hadjidakis
verse by Nikos Gatsos



Πάει ο καιρός
/ pai o keros
Gone is the time

Πάει ο καιρός, πάει ο καιρός
/ pai o keros, pai o keros
gone is the time, gone is the time
που ήταν ο κόσμος δροσερός
/ pou itan o kosmos droseros
when the world was "refreshing"
και κάθε αυγή ξεκινούσε μια πηγή
/ ke kathe avyi xekinouse mia piyi
and at every dawn, a spring (a fount) would commence
για να ποτίσει όλη τη γη
/ ya na potisi oli ti yi
to "nourish" the whole of the earth

Ήρθανε νύχτες και βροχές
/ irthane niktes ke vrohes
came the nights and the rains
και χειμωνιάσαν οι ψυχές
/ ke himoniasan i psihes
and wintry became the souls
και στο βαθύ το σκοτάδι έχει σταθεί
/ ke sto vathi to skotadi ehi stathi
and in the deep darkness, she stood still
ένα παιδί να ζεσταθεί
/ ena paidi na zestathi
a child, to warm-up


Τώρα το δάκρυ κυλάει στο χώμα,
/ tora to dakri kilai sto homa
now, the tear "rolls" on the ground
και πέρα απ’ το βοριά
/ ke pera ap' to voria
and beyond the north
ένα καράβι ρωτάει ακόμα
/ ena karavi rotai akoma
a boat is still asking
πού θα βρει στεριά
/ pou tha vri steria
where will it find land

Beautiful....!

Wonderful.....!I'm gonna search for the song, to listen to it!