Hi,
Can anyone provide the Greek and the English lyrics to the song "Kokkinia" from Dromos CD, A Song for Kokkinia?
I have listened to it over and over, but there are some words I can't make out well enough to translate.
Thanks,
Baglamatisa
Hi,
Can anyone provide the Greek and the English lyrics to the song "Kokkinia" from Dromos CD, A Song for Kokkinia?
I have listened to it over and over, but there are some words I can't make out well enough to translate.
Thanks,
Baglamatisa
Τίτλος: Δεν θαρθώ πια στην Κοκκινιά Τitle: De tha rtho pia stin Kokinia Στίχοι: Κώστας Σκαρβέλης
Μουσική: Κώστας Σκαρβέλης
Εκτέλεση: Γιώργος Κάβουρας
Δίσκος: (Parlophone B-21940 / 1937)Lyrics: Kostas Skarvelis
Music: Kostas Skarvelis
Sung by Giorgos Kavouras
Vinyl: (Parlophone B-21940 / 1937)Δε θα 'ρθω πια στην Κοκκινιά
μαυροματού ξανθιά μου
Γιατί εχθές τ'αδέρφια σου
μου κάψαν την καρδια μου
Δεν θέλουν να σε παντρευτώ
μαζι σου για να ζήσω
Μου είπαν και στο σπίτι σας
να μην ξαναπατήσω
Στεφάνι θα σου βάλουνε
στην κεφαλή κορώνα
Με κάποιον πλούσιο πολύ
από την Δραπετσώνα
Μη πεις το "ναι", μην μ'αρνηθείς
μονάχο μη μ'αφήσεις
Τα πλούτη που σου τάζουνε
να τα περηφρονήσειςI won't come anymore at "Kokinia" (*)
my dark-eyed, blond
Cause yesterday your brothers
burnt my heart
They don't want me to marry you
to live with you
They told me
to never visit your home again
They will wear you a wedding tiara
like a crown on your head
Marrying you with some very rich guy
from "Drapetsona" (*)
Don't say "yes", don't refuse me
don't leave me alone.
The welth they offer to you
you should despise
(*) "Kokinia" and "Drapetsona" are municipalities of Piraeus Metropolitan area.
"Gilgamesh, where are you hurrying to?
You will never find that life for which you are looking.
When the gods created man they allotted to him death,
but life they retained in their own keeping"
Hi Amethystos,
I love the song you sent. Thank you for it; it makes my fingers itch for my baglama!
However, it isn't the "Kokkinia" I am looking for. Here is the Youtube link for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPwhX...9982182E70F83A
(From the new CD, released by the title "A song for Kokkinia"; Music: Noah Zafirides; Lyrics: Antonis Samiotakis; Song: Sophia Emfietzi)
Also, how did you attach that youtube video to your response? That is a most useful tool!