Yiorgos Zografos / Γιώργος Ζωγράφος

As if it was a dream this evening laughter and joys awakened me
As if the whole world was celebrating
Many years* was heard may you live a thousand years
Each person said a wish
I thought that I was dreaming
Whisperings they seemed far away
As if rivers were singing
Birds and skies
Someone is celebrating how would I know
How can I remember what can I say
Someone is celebrating and is being quiet; it doesn’t bother me
Someone is celebrating and I found it-
I am the one!

(Translation: Eva Johanos)

The morning star disappeared, the dawn became an orphan
tears in my eyes and bitterness in the kiss.
Girl, farewell, the birds go far away.

One evening they took my dream,
one new dawn, it goes to another world.

Now that separation cuts our wings,
sun, tell my boy, who goes to foreign lands
a girl is waiting for him and embroidering the dowry.

One evening they took my dream,
one new dawn, it goes to another world.

(translation: Eva Johanos)

Little child that I was and I was going to school
little child
In my eyes I had joy, and in my hands the book
little child

When the heavy winter froze my hands
I lifted them up to the sky, to warm them close to the stars
I lifted them up to the sky, to warm them close to the stars

Child at fourteen, they stole my joy
little child
In my eyes I had fire, the sun in my heart
little child

When the heavy winter….

Little child that I was and I was going to school
little child
I had laughter for my companion, in my hands the book
little child

When the heavy winter…

(translation: Eva Johanos)

Όταν η βαρυχειμωνιά…

On the false moon
I hung my heart
ach, the wind was jealous
and from his sorrow he blew
and stole my joy

Joy dances elsewhere
and here she struggles with death
she comes out in the sun to receive its rays
but the north wind takes he

She flies, my moon dream
go look, my heart is crying
send on the wind two kisses
steal the fire of the sun
and bring my joy

Joy dances elsewhere
and here she struggles with death
she comes out in the sun to receive its rays
but the north wind takes her

(translation: Eva Johanos
*”Joy” is a feminine noun in Greek; in this song it is personified as a woman.)