Please translate from Greek to English, "Manoula Mou"

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  1. tomvolley said:

    Smile Please translate from Greek to English, "Manoula Mou"

    Please translate from Greek to English, "Manoula Mou", as sung by Nana Mouskouri.

    Thank you,
    Tom
     
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    Amethystos said:

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    Lyrics: Iakovos Kambanellis
    Music: Mano Chadjidakis
    Sung by: Laki Pappas
    Lp: Odos Oneiron (EMI 1962)
    Track no:06


    Link to song -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T60kbiikEIw&fmt=18

    Transliteration link -> http://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/gr...noula-mou.html


    Αχ, τι ντροπή, τέτοια ντροπή
    Oh shame, such a shame
    μάνα μου και πως βγαίνει,
    my mother and how I'm gonna get rid of it,
    ούτε κι αν τρέξει ο ποταμός
    not even under river's rush
    μάνα μου δε την πλένει
    can't be removed, my mother

    Τι να μου κάνουν δάκρυα δυο
    What's the point of a couple of tears
    και στεναγμοί σαρανταδυό, μανούλα μου
    and of 42 sighs, my little mother
    τι κι αν το δάκρυ μου νωπό
    and what if my tear's fresh
    βουβό το στόμα και πικρό, μανούλα μου
    my mouth is speechless and bitter, my little mother

    Και τρέχω κάποιον για να βρω (This was a mistake in stixoi.info)
    And I'm running to find someone
    και με ρωτάει και τον ρωτώ, τι θα γενεί
    and he asks me and I ask him, "what will happen"
    ποιος θα πονεί, ποιος θα πονεί
    who's gonna get hurt, who's gonna get hurt
    μανούλα μου, μανούλα μου
    my little mother, my little mother


    Ps: You've got to know that "Odos oniron" was a musical, so every song of it had to deal with the plot of the scenario.

    Last edited by Amethystos; 06-09-2009 at 06:09 PM.
    "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"
     
  3. boubou said:

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    Amethystos, what a nice translation!!!
    You're great!
    Imagination is more important than knowledge.
    A. Einstein