Yiannis Katevas / Γιάννης Κατέβας

Your little white hands, your little jasmine flowers
placed a noose around my neck.
In the fire they burned me, aman* they burned me
Why, my good lady, what did I do to you?

Your little white hands, your little jasmine flowers
placed a noose around my neck.
Off the cliff they threw me, aman they threw me
Why, my good lady, of what am I to blame?

I am always saying that I will leave
but I never start out.
For a moment you sweeten with a bit of honey
and I forgive you for everything

Your little white hands, your little knives
they took my wings and cut them
Like a blossom they cut me, aman, they cut me.
Why, my good lady, what did I do to you?

Your little white hands, your little knives
they took my wings and cut them
Like wax they melted me, aman they melted me.
Why, my good lady, of what am I to blame?

I am always saying that I will leave but I never start out. For a moment you sweeten with a bit of honey and I forgive you for everything

(translation: Eva Johanos
*Aman ~ expression of amazement or sorrow)

Όλο λέω πως θα φύγω,
μα ποτέ δεν ξεκινώ.
Μια στιγμή μελώνεις λίγο
κι όλα σού τα συγχωρώ.

1) ΑΜΑΝ ΜΑΡΙΑ 0:00
1) Aman Maria

One Saturday evening, my good Maria
one Sunday morning
Aman* Maria one Sunday morning
Po-po-po** Maria … I love you

I made a decision Maria
to marry you
Aman, Maria to marry you
Po-po-po Maria … I love you

(*Aman ~ expression of amazement or sorrow
**Po- po- po ~ expression of surprise)

2) ΜΗΛΟ ΜΟΥ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟ 1:31
2) My red apple

My red apple and painted pomegranate (x2)
Why did you wilt me, the one made bitter
Why did you wilt me, the one made bitter

I come and go but I don’t find you (x2)
I find your door bolted,
your windows gleamed

I ask your door where is your mistress (x2)
My mistress is not here, she is going to the fountain
she is going to drink water and to fill up

3) ΑΝΝΟΥΛΑ 3:35
Little Anna

I don’t want you to work and struggle
I want you to eat and drink, my little Anna
and wear beautiful things

4) ΣΑΝ ΑΠΟΨΕ ΤΕΤΟΙΑΝ ΩΡΑ 4:16
[On a night] like tonight at this time)

Like to- mari like to-
like tonight at this time
Like tonight at this time
the married women danced

They danced mari they danced,
they danced, the married women
They danced, the married women,
the widows and the fiancees.

5) Ο ΛΕ-ΛΕ-ΛΕ 5:57
O le- le- le

My little mother my love left me
My little mother my love left me
O le- le- le O le- le- le
my mother ou ou ou ou ou
O le- le- le O le- le- le
my mother

In the foreign lands I will find forgetting, my mother
In the foreign lands I will find forgetting, my mother
O le- le- le O le- le- le
my mother ou ou ou ou ou
O le- le- le O le- le- le
my mother

(translation: Eva Johanos)

Στη ξενιτιά λησμονιά θα έβρω μάνα μου
Στη ξενιτιά λησμονιά θα έβρω μάνα μου
Ο λε-λε-λε Ο λε-λε-λε-λε
μάνα μου ου ου ου ου ου
Ο λε-λε-λε Ο λε-λε-λε-λε
μάνα μου