Please translate from Greek to English, "Andra Mou Paei"

Please translate from Greek to English the song, "Andra Mou Paei", as sung by Haris Alexiou and Dimitra Galani.

Thank you,
Tom

I wanna thank you for this as I really didn't know the meaning of the song till now, even if I already have got the alexiou- galani LP for at least 15 years.

First of all the lyrics are not Greek, they are made of a Greek dialect in South Italy called "Grecanika".
After a little googling I found a translation to GREEK, which I hope it's a proper one.
Song's talking about immigration.


Lyrics & Music:Franco Corlianò
Singing:Franco Corlianò
1st Greek singer:Maria Farantouri
Firstly heard in the movie "POLEMONTA" (1975) directed by Dimitri Mavrikio.
1st Greek Lp: "Tragoudia diamartyrias ap olo ton kosmo" (1977 Minos)
Track no: 02

Youtube link (alexiou & galani version)-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or1V-exRyRQ&fmt=18

Italian link with infos for the song->http://www.prato.linux.it/~lmasetti/...ang=it&id=5819

Θέλω να μεθύσω για να μη σκέφτομαι
I wanna get drunk not to think of
να κλάψω και να γελάσω θέλω τούτο το βράδυ
this night I want to cry and to laugh
με πολλή οργή να τραγουδήσω
to sing with a lot of anger
στο φεγγάρι να φωνάξω:..o άντρας μου πάει
to shout to the moon : ... my husband's gone

Οι άντρες μας πάνε, φεύγουν
Our men are going, leaving
Αν πάνε όλα καλά,θα ιδωθούμε σ' ένα χρόνο
If all things go well, we'll see each other in a year
Αυτή είναι η ζωή μας, Χριστέ μου
Oh my Jesus, this is our life
Πάνε στη Γερμανία με κλάμα και πόνο
they're going to Germany with tears and pain

Μπαμπά γιατί πρέπει να πας; Πές μου γιατί
"Duddy why are you going? Tell me way"
Γιατί έτσι είναι η ζωή, καημένα παιδάκια
"Cause that's life, (my) poor children
Ο φτωχός δουλεύει και ιδρώνει
Poor man is working and sweating
για να παχύνει τα αφεντικά με τη δουλειά του
to make the bosses thicker with his work"

Ακούω την μπάντα,ακούω τη μουσική
I'm listening to the band, I hear the music
Είμαι εδώ μαζί σας μα σκέφτομαι και το τρένο
I'm standing here with you but I also think of the train
σκέφτομαι το σκοτεινό ορυχείο
I think of the dark mine
όπου δουλεύοντας εκεί πεθαίνει ο κόσμος
which is the place where, working in there people get killed

Wonderful song Thank you for the lyrics, translation and link