Michalis Menidiatis / Μιχάλης Μενιδιάτης

A bombshell, aman*, and there she is
beautiful and plump, aman,
and there she is, there she is
ntam ntam, opa! ntam ntam, opa!
ntam ntam**

When she walks, aman, and there she is
she scatters heartbreak, aman,
and there she is, there she is
ntam ntam, opa! ntam ntam, opa!
ntam ntam

We all watch you when you dance
you flirt and make fun
you wound hearts and you don’t care
and you destroy us but never mind, yes
ntam ntam, opa! ntam ntam, opa!
ntam ntam

Stone, her heart, aman, and there she is
sweet, her eyes, aman,
and there she is, there she is
ntam ntam, opa! ntam ntam, opa!
ntam ntam

And whoever teases you, aman, and there she is
gets in trouble, aman,
and there she is, there she is
ntam ntam, opa! ntam ntam, opa!
ntam ntam

We all watch you when you dance
you flirt and make fun
you wound hearts and you don’t care
and you destroy us but never mind, yes
ntam ntam, opa! ntam ntam, opa!
ntam ntam

(translation: Eva Johanos
notes: This is a “tsifteteli,” sometimes called “Greek bellydance”. . . the lyrics are especially written to reflect and address and encourage the seductive dancing of the “bombshell”. . . a wish-fulfilling song!
*aman: an expression which magnifies a feeling, such as “Oh my God!”
**nonsense words marking the rhythm of drums; I have used the Greek spelling “nt” for the hard “d” sound (as in the English “drum”): this sound and its spelling indicate the origin of the music in Asia Minor, as it is not occurring in the Greek language. “opa! ” is an interjection of encouragement and praise, especially for dancing.)