Stelios Maximos - Ikariotiko

This is a timeless classic song made famous by Giannis Parios



Translation from stixoi.info

Years and years now I'm wandering
Like a stray bird
In strange lands, in loneliness
Which I can no longer take
For I yearn for, for I long for
My love and my village

My love in Icarus
Has black pain in her heart
Without company, without embrace
Without my kisses
Since she cares for me, since she loves me
It's a shame she be alone

I want to take the decision
And go to the beautiful island
I want to tell her that I love her
And one day I'll marry her
In Icarus one sweet night
We will burn it up with the violins

And we shall dance together
The Icarian tune
We will celebrate, we will drink
We will forget the sorrows
In Icaria, like two birds
We'll both have a warm nest

since Yannis is my favorite Greek singer for as long as I remember myself....allow me some minor lyrics "corrections" (in my humble opinion)....


Χρόνια και χρόνια τώρα τριγυρνώ
I'm wandering for years
σαν πουλί περιπλανώμενο
like a stray bird
μες την ξενυχτιά μες τη μοναξιά
in foreign places, in loneliness,
που δεν την αντέχω άλλο πια
that I can't take it anymore,
γιατί νοσταλγώ γιατί λαχταρώ
because I'm yearning and longing for
την αγάπη μου και το χωριό
my beloved one and my village.

Και η αγάπη μου στην Ικαριά
...and my beloved one in Ikaria
έχει μαύρο πόνο στην καρδιά
has a despaired heart;
δίχως συντροφιά δίχως αγκαλιά
without a company, without a hug,
δίχως τα γλυκά μου τα φιλιά
without my sweet kisses;
κι αφού με πονά κι αφού μ' αγαπά
and since she cares about me and loves me,
είναι κρίμα να 'ναι μοναχιά
it's a shame for her to be alone.


Να πάρω θέλω την απόφαση
I want to and I will make a decision
και θα πάω στ' όμορφο νησί
and I will go to the beautiful island;
θέλω να της πω πως την αγαπώ
I want to tell her that I love her
και μια μέρα θα την παντρευτώ
and I will marry her one day,
μες την Ικαριά μια γλυκιά βραδιά
at Ikaria, a sweet night,
θα το κάψουμε με τα βιολιά
we'll be reveling under the violins music.

Και θα χορέψουμε μαζί κι οι δυο
And we'll dance together
το σκοπό τον Ικαριώτικο
to the beat of the Ikarian songs;
θα γλεντήσουμε, θα μεθύσουμε
we will celebrate, we'll get drunk,
τους καημούς θα λησμονήσουμε
we'll let the sorrows aside
μες την Ικαριά και σαν τα πουλιά
at Ikaria, and, like the birds
θα 'χουμε κι οι δυο ζεστή φωλιά
we'll both have a warm nest.



OH MY GOSH!!! I didn't listen to this for years...

Thank you!

VIVA PAROS !!!!