Another pair of song cousins: Πάλιωσε το σακάκι μου and Nobody knows you ...

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  1. David Halitsky's Avatar

    David Halitsky said:

    Default Another pair of song cousins: Πάλιωσε το σακάκι μου and Nobody knows you ...

    Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MzU8xM99Uo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3mtsBFe2Us

    Once I lived the life of a millionaire,
    Spent all my money, I just did not care.
    Took all my friends out for a good time,
    Bought bootleg whiskey, champagne and wine.

    Then I began to fall so low,
    Lost all my good friends, I did not have nowhere to go.
    I get my hands on a dollar again,
    I'm gonna hang on to it till that eagle grins.

    'Cause no, no, nobody knows you
    When you're down and out.
    In your pocket, not one penny,
    And as for friends, you don't have any.

    When you finally get back up on your feet again,
    Everybody wants to be your old long-lost friend.
    Said it's mighty strange, without a doubt,
    Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

    When you finally get back upon your feet again,
    Everybody wants to be your good old long-lost friend.
    Said it's mighty strange,
    Nobody knows you,
    Nobody knows you,
    Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

    Πάλιωσε το σακάκι μου - 1948
    Στίχοι: Βασίλης C
    Μουσική: Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης
    http://www.stixoi.info/stixoi.php?in...s&song_id=4961
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NC53i-JDZg

    English translation (see http://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=157562)

    My jacket is old
    I'm going to die because of my sorrow
    and I have a lot of pain
    I can not buy another

    So many suits I have given away
    but now that I 'm gone bust
    no more friends approach me -
    they look at the old clothes.

    When you are well-dressed
    people walk close beside you;
    but when your clothes are old,
    they don't even say good-day.
     
  2. Duffy Dack said:

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    Yes, I believe that the two songs have the same meaning and feeling.
    Αν υπάρχει κάτι που δεν χρειάζεται την πλειοψηφία για να είναι σωστό, αυτό είναι η ανθρώπινη συνείδηση.
     
  3. David Halitsky's Avatar

    David Halitsky said:

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    Another pair of song cousins - these two are both about catastrophes and church-bells:

    Οι καμπάνες της Αγιάς Σοφιάς - 1972
    Απόστολος Καλδάρας
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ0lNCs5BQY

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bells_of_Rhymney
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHZgIlYSgiA
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFb_xZR3K0
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0HEXdKXSaY
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK_eVaLeiQ0