O MENOUSIS - Vangelis, Irene Papas

Please, can you help me translate this beautiful song? I know in general what it's saying, but I want to know the exact words, it's helping me much, because I'm learning greek. Euxaristo para poli. Filakia polla.




O Menousis, o Mpirmpilis ki o Memet agas
sto krasopoulo pigenan
gia na fan na pioun.
Ki pou trogan
ki pou pinan
ki pou glentagan
kapios epiase kouventa
gia tis omorfes.
-Omorfi gineka pou' xis, vre Memet aga
-Pou tin ides?
Pou tin kseris
ke ti mologas?
- Xthes tin ida
sto pigadi
ki evgaze nero
ke tis zitisa filaki
ke mou to' dose.
O Menousis, methismenos,
pai tin esfakse.
To proi,
ksemethismenos,
pai tin eklapse
- Siko, papia m',
siko, xina m',
siko ki alakse,
na se doun ta palikaria
ke na xeronte.

O Menousis, o Mpirmpilis ki o Memet agas
Menousis, Mpirmpilis and Memet aga
sto krasopoulo pigenan
they were going to the tavern
gia na fan na pioun.
in order to eat and drink.
Ki pou trogan
While they were eating
ki pou pinan
while they were drinking
ki pou glentagan
while they were feasting
kapios epiase kouventa
someone started to talk
gia tis omorfes.
about the beautiful women
-Omorfi gineka pou' xis, vre Memet aga
-How beautiful she’s your wife, Memet aga
-Pou tin ides?
-Where did you see her?
Pou tin kseris
How do you know her
ke ti mologas?
and why do you talk about her? (I’m not sure about this)
- Xthes tin ida
I saw her yesterday
sto pigadi
at the shaft
ki evgaze nero
and she was getting water
ke tis zitisa filaki
and I asked her a kiss
ke mou to' dose.
and she gave it to me. (she kissed me)
O Menousis, methismenos,
Then Menousis who was drunk,
pai tin esfakse.
he went and he slaughtered her.
To proi,
In the morning,
ksemethismenos,
cause he has recovered from drunkenness
pai tin eklapse
he mourned her
- Siko, papia m',
-Get up, my duck,
siko, xina m',
get up, my goose,
siko ki alakse,
get up and change clothes,
na se doun ta palikaria
to see you the others
ke na xeronte.
and to be glad.

I remember that when I was younger and I was learning greek traditional dances we were singing and dancing this song. The words that I know are slightly different. So just for the record I’ll paste them as well.

O Menousis, o Mpirmpilis ki o Memet agas
sto krasopoulo pigenan
gia na fan na pioun.
Ki pou trogan
ki pou pinan
ki pou glentagan
kapios epiase kouventa
gia tis omorfes.
-Ti omorfi gineka pou' xis, vre Menous' aga
-Pou tin ides?
Pou tin kseris
ke ti mologas?
- Xthes tin ida
sto pigadi
pou ‘pairne nero
kai tis dino to mantili
kai mou to ‘plune.
Ki o Menousis, methismenos,
pai tin esfakse.
To proi,
ksemethismenos,
pai tin eklapse
- Siko, papia m',
siko, xina m',
siko ki alakse,
siko plusou kai xtenisou
Ki empa sto xoro
na se doun ta palikaria
na marainontai.
Na se do ki ego o kaimenos
ke na xairomai.

Euxaristo para polu Maria. The text that I have is from Vanghelis's site. And I also thank you for the text that you've write'it to me. I'm also doing this dance at the greek dances classes.

I read that the original version is about a mandili that the young man gave it to the wife. But, this is the Vanghelis's version, so... we take her like that... :-)

And finally, who's wife was? :-) (I mean in the real story.)