"Jastar Amenge Dur" pleaseeee...

Kostas pavlidis- jastar amenge dur

This is not Greek song, it's a gypsy one and I don't think that anybody here can translate it.

Well I had searched for infos about it, for an older thread (back in September) just to find what Maria just wrote.....
Seems that it's sung in "Romanica", a gypsies' dialect and you probably know that gypsies don't write in their language.
So there's simply NO written lyric even in their own language to translate.

Maybe someday there'll be a guy who can find a trustful gypsy to answer to this one, cause there might be big differences from one gypsy's oral translation to another's!

As Sfakianakis wrote in the cover of "Empeirion syllektis" he learned the song by a gypsy friend of his "by heart". I'm not sure that even Notis knows what he's singing about!

Sorry mate bad luck this time.....

Ps: I used to listen to it sung by Notis but I prefer Pavlidis' one.

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Links to:

Pavlidis' version -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqVtdYlf0mQ&fmt=18
Sfakianakis' version -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElDCuN-6D9o&fmt=18

πιό κάτω παραθέτω τα lyric από το τραγούδι 'Jastar amenge dur'

Jastar amenge dur, konikt te na tzane konikt te na dike, drapkerkome kte pie.
Jastar amenge dur, konikt te na tzane konikt te na dike, drapkerkome kte pie.
ke mpousta mapa parnteman kale mange sukaria kar, gia bout bari dieman
in tzanaf, so te keraf. ke mpousta mapa parnteman kale mange sukaria kar, gia bout bari dieman
in tzanaf, so te keraf.

tsingganaki, mporeis na mas peis ti thelei na pei?
it would be great to learn what the lyrics mean, is it possible?
Thank you so much. I've loved this song for so many years now. I speak greek but not romanes.

This is the translation in both greek and english. It's a very beautiful song.

Όταν ήμουνα παιδάκι γνώρισα ένα φιλαράκι, τον Παναγιωτάκη.
Αυτό το φιλαράκι ήταν ένα τσιγγανάκι και μου έμαθε ένα τραγουδάκι.
Αυτό το τραγουδάκι το είχα μάθει τσάτρα πάτρα δηλαδή στο περίπου.
Πέρασαν πολλά χρόνια από τότε, έμαθα το τραγουδάκι καλύτερα
και πήρα το θάρρος να το τραγουδήσω μπροστά στον κόσμο.
Στον μόνο που δεν πρόλαβα να το τραγουδήσω και να τον βλέπω είναι ο Παναγιωτάκης.
Όμως είμαι σίγουρος ότι εκείνος με βλέπει και τραγουδάει μαζί μου.
Στο καλό Παναγιωτάκη.
Θα σε θυμάμαι πάντα.

When I was a kid I met a buddy, Panagiotakis.
This friend was a gypsy boy and he taught me a song.
This song I had learned it tsatra patra, not well all around (tsatra patra is hard to translate, here it means when you sing a song, and you sort of mouth the lyrics because you dont really know them).
Many years have passed since then, I learned the song better
and I got the courage to sing in front of the world.
The only one I didn't get a chance to sing to and to see is Panagiotakis.
But I am sure he's watching and singing with me.
Be well Panagiotakis.
I will always remember you.

-Demetrios Flemetakis

@thepeoplesgreek
afto den ine i metafrasi apo to tragoudi =]

jastar amenge dur .. konikt te na cane .. konikt te na dikhel.....
ela na pame makria .. kanis na mi mas kseri .. kanis na mi mas vlepi....
....
na piume dilitirio
ta hilia su me ehun kapsi
ta glika su matia mehun fai
me anapsan fotia
den ksero ti na kano

I think that finally, after all this time we found the solution!
Thank you very much alissar
Να 'σαι πάντα καλά!

Originally Posted by alissar

@thepeoplesgreek
afto den ine i metafrasi apo to tragoudi =]

jastar amenge dur .. konikt te na cane .. konikt te na dikhel.....
ela na pame makria .. kanis na mi mas kseri .. kanis na mi mas vlepi....
....
na piume dilitirio
ta hilia su me ehun kapsi
ta glika su matia mehun fai
me anapsan fotia
den ksero ti na kano

you were close m8 really close

Jastar amengke dour =Έλα να πάμε μακριά Konik te na janel = Κανείς να μη μας ξέρει Konik te na dikhel = Κανείς να μη μας βλέπει Drap kerko mek ze piel = Να πιούμε πικρό δηλητήριο Ke vousta man pabardeman = Τα χείλη σου με κάψαν Xaleman kai soukar yiaka = Με έφαγαν τα γλυκά σου μάτια Yiak bout bari dieman = Φωτιά πολύ μεγάλη μ’ άναψαν In tzanav so te kerav = Δεν ξέρω τι να κάνω Μετάφραση: Ταμτάκος μη Τσιγγάνος δάσκαλος από τον Δενδροπόταμο = Tamtako balamo daskalo dendropotamesko


This song is not Notis's song its Kostas pavlidis's song a greek gypsy search it on the net ^_~