"Look" into my "eyes"

Greek → English translation for the song "Κοίτα με στα μάτια" by Manos Hadjidakis lyrics.

Submitted by azimut on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 21:00


Greek

Κοίτα με στα μάτια

Κοίτα με στα μάτια κι έλα πιο κοντά
άγια μου καρδιά κι αγαπημένη
άκουσα κι απόψε πόρτα να χτυπά
πέτρες θα κυλάν οι πεθαμένοι
Πώς να το ξεχάσω κείνο το παιδί
στο περιβολάκι τ' Αϊ-Νικόλα;
Έπινε τον ήλιο σα χλωρό κλαδί
πριν το θυμηθούν τα πολυβόλα
Κοίτα με στα μάτια και με το σουγιά
πάρε από τη φλέβα μου μελάνι
γράψε τ' όνομά του στην αστροφεγγιά
χέρι φονικό να μην το φτάνει
Πού είσαι Πέτρο; Πού είσαι Γιάννη;
Στου κάτω κόσμου το σιντριβάνι
Νεράκι πίνω να λησμονήσω
Γύρισε πίσω! Γύρισε πίσω!

English

"Look" into my "eyes"

“look” into my “eyes” and “come closer”
"sacred heart" of mine and “beloved”
“heard”, also tonight, (a) “door” (being) “knocked”
"stones" are (probably) “rolling”, (by) the “dead” (the “dead” are probably “rolling down” “rocks”)
how may I “forget”, “that child”
at the “little orchard” of “Saint-Nicola”
(the child) was “drinking-in” the sun, like a “green-tender sprig”
before (the child) was “recalled” (by) the “machine-guns”
"look" into my “eyes” and with (a) “penknife”
"take" from my “vain”, “ink”
"write" (the child’s) “name” on (in) the “starlight”
(so that) (the, a) “lethal hand” may not “reach” (the child)
- where are you Petro ? where are you Yanni ?
- at "under-world’s" "spring-fountain"
little "water" I (to) "drink", to "fail from remembering" (to become “oblivious”)
- come back ! come back !



     
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