Hi,

I need the translation to this song. I have always loved this song, and I am including it in a study of rembetika and laiiki music I am doing for a Modern Greek Studies class.

Below is what i have. I think the Greek words are fine (I found them on Youtube -- correct me if there are any mistakes) but my English translation is bad... Please help. I only have another day to finish this... ;-)

Ευχαριστώ πολυ!!!!
Αλίκι

Οι Μαγκες Δεν Υπαρχουν Πια

Στοιχοι -- Μανωλη Ρασουλη
Μουσικη -- Νικου Ξυδακη

Οι μάγκες δεν υπάρχουν πια
τους πάτησε το τρένο,
με μάγκικο σαλπάρανε
με ναργιλέ σβησμένο.

Μεγάλωσε ο μπαγλαμάς
κι έγινε σαν βαπόρι,
παλιοί καημοί στ αμπάρι του
στο πουθενά η πλώρη.

Σε λαϊκή στεκότανε
ο Χάρος και πουλιότανε,
και μια γριά, καλή γριά
του αγοράζει δυο κιλά.

Οι μάγκες δεν υπάρχουν πια...



Οι Μαγκες Δεν Υπαρχουν Πια

Lyrics -- Manolis Rasoulis
Music – Nikos Sedakis

The manges do not exist anymore
The train ran over them
with magiko the anchor
with hookah extinguished.

The baglama player grew old
and became angry (as a steamboat),
old worries in his hold
to nowhere the prow.

In midst of the people stood
the angel of death
and was sold,
and a old woman, good old woman
buys him two kilos.

The manges do not exist anymore

This is the best I can do with it.....
I wish there are more translations about it.
Metaphor is used to turn baglama to a boat.

The manges do not exist anymore
The train ran over them
with magiko they sailed
with extinguished hookah

The baglama became bigger
(so big) as a boat
old worries in his hold
(facing) to nowhere the prow.

In a market stood
the angel of death
and was sold,
and a old woman, good old woman
buys him two kilos.

Wish I helped you, but you have to understand that even Greeks don't know what these lyrics are trying to say.

Ευχαριστώ Αμεθήστε.

I figured that there was metaphor I wasn't getting right. Sometimes you have to be the poet to really understand! But a great song...

Υειά,
Αλικι