Eleftheria Arvanitaki - Amarantos

Hello, this is the first Greek song that I post, can someone do it for me please?


Αμάραντος.

Μουσική/Στίχοι: Δημοτικό



Bm Em E° F#

Αχ, για δέ-, καλέ για δέ-

Bm Em E° F#

για δέστε τον αμάραντο

F# Bm F# Bm

Για δέστε τον αμάραντο

G F# Em F#

σε τι βουνό φυτρώνει, καλέ



Αχ, φυτρώ-, καλέ, φυτρώ-

φυτρώνει μες στα δύσβατα

Φυτρώνει μες στα δύσβατα

στις πέτρες στα λιθάρια, καλέ



Αχ, ποτέ, καλέ, ποτέ

ποτέ του δεν ποτίζεται

Ποτέ του δεν ποτίζεται

και δεν κορφολογιέται, καλέ



Τον τρών’, καλέ, τον τρών’ τα ελά-

τον τρών’ τα ελάφια και ψοφούν

Τον τρών’ τα ελάφια και ψοφούν

τ’ αγρίμια και πεθαίνουν, καλέ



Ας τον ’τρωγε, ας τον ’τρωγε

Ας τον ’τρωγε κι η μάνα μου

Ας τον ’τρωγε κι η μάνα μου

να μη με είχε κάνει, καλέ

Well, I 'll do it for you later on at night, provided someone else does not have time to do it beforehand and that it is not already done by someone else. This one has been translated, but does not appear on the list... http://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/gr...rvanitaki.html

Originally Posted by BleakHeart

Well, I 'll do it for you later on at night, provided someone else does not have time to do it beforehand and that it is not already done by someone else. This one has been translated, but does not appear on the list... http://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/gr...rvanitaki.html

ok, I don't know this song... but it's all right then, we'll see...

There you are...

It's a basic translation, but cannot fully convey the original meaning, it's very difficult to portray with mere words... I was not sure how to translate "Καλέ"... "well" does not entirely correspond to the meaning, but it was the closest possible I could think of... any alternative would be welcome...


Αμάραντος-Amarantos

Αχ, για δέ-, καλέ για δέ-
Oh, just wa-, well just wa-
για δέστε τον αμάραντο
Just watch amarantos
Για δέστε τον αμάραντο
Just watch amarantos
σε τι βουνό φυτρώνει, καλέ
on what mountain It grows, well

Αχ, φυτρώ-, καλέ, φυτρώ-
Oh, it gro-, well oh, it gro-
φυτρώνει μες στα δύσβατα
it grows inside unreachables
Φυτρώνει μες στα δύσβατα
it grows inside unreachables
στις πέτρες στα λιθάρια, καλέ
within stones and rockies well…

Αχ, ποτέ, καλέ, ποτέ
Oh, it never, well, it never
ποτέ του δεν ποτίζεται
it never gets watered
Ποτέ του δεν ποτίζεται
it never gets watered
και δεν κορφολογιέται, καλέ
it never grows top, well

Τον τρών’, καλέ, τον τρών’ τα ελά-
It gets eaten, well, it gets eaten by de-
τον τρών’ τα ελάφια και ψοφούν
it gets eaten by deer and they die
Τον τρών’ τα ελάφια και ψοφούν
it gets eaten by deer and they die
τ’ αγρίμια και πεθαίνουν, καλέ
It gets eaten by wild beasts and they die, well

Ας τον ’τρωγε, ας τον ’τρωγε
If only it was eaten, it was eaten
Ας τον ’τρωγε κι η μάνα μου
It was eaten by my mama too
Ας τον ’τρωγε κι η μάνα μου
It was eaten by my mama too
να μη με είχε κάνει, καλέ
So that she had not give birth to me, well…

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Here is a version at youtube, but not by Arvanitaki... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZiIkJ9jpDI

Best regards,

Alexander

Originally Posted by BleakHeart

There you are...

Best regards,

Alexander

Thanks a lot, Alexander, you are awesome!