Dimitris Mitropanos — Thessaloniki song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Thessaloniki" by Dimitris Mitropanos.
Lyrics
S’anazito sti Saloniki
I search for you in Saloniki (/Thessaloniki)
Πρώτη εκτέλεση: Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος First performed byimitris Mitropanos
Αφού με έσπειρε μια μοίρα αυτοκρατόρισσα
Since I was seede by a imperial destiny
Μήτρα με γέννησε αρχαία Μακεδόνισσα
I was born from the womb of an ancient Macedonian woman
Μ' άδεια φαρέτρα πολεμάω το χειμώνα
Witn an empty quiver I fight in the winter
Από το κάστρο στην καρδιά του Πλαταμώνα
From the castle in the heart of Platamona (it's an area in the northern part of
Greece)
Αφού με φέρνει μονοπάτι φαναριώτικο
Since I am brought by a footpath from Fanari (where the Patriarchate is in
Istanbul)
Ένα σοκάκι με κρατάει σαλονικιώτικο
A street from Saloniki holds me
Έλα ένα βράδυ την υπόσχεση να πάρεις
Come one night to take the promise
Πριν να τη σβήσει με σφουγγάρι ο Βαρδάρης
Before she is wipped out from Vardaris (a river and the name of a wind)
Σ' αναζητώ
I search for you
Σ' αναζητώ στη Σαλονίκη ξημερώματα
I search for you in Saloniki at dawn
Λείπει το βλέμμα σου απ' της αυγής τα χρώματα
Your look is missing from the colors of the dawn
Σ' αναζητώ
I search for you
Σ' αναζητώ μ' ένα βιολί κι ένα φεγγάρι
I search for you with a violin and a bow
Λείπει το όνειρο εσύ και το δοξάρι
The dream you and the bow are missing
Αφού μεθάω μ' ένα κρασί αγιονορείτικο
Since I get drunk with a wine from Agion Oros (a place where many monasteries
are, only men are permitted there)
Και μ' ένα ντέρτι σεκλετίζομαι πολίτικο
And with a painful thought like the ones from Istanbul (/Konstantinoupoli/Poli)
I get extremely blue (the translation is not exact, these words do not exist in
any language apart Greek and Turkish)
Βρες το μαχαίρι που στα δύο μας χωρίζει
Find the knife that splits us in two
Κι έλα εδώ στων στεναγμών το μετερίζι
And come here to the parapet of sighs
Αφού στον Όλυμπο οι Θεοί τ' αποφασίσανε
Since the Gods in Olympus have decided
Δώσαν στο κρύο τα κλειδιά κι αυτοκτονήσανε
They give the keys to the cold and they committed suicide
Μόνη ξυπνά μόνη κοιμάται τώρα η μέρα
Alone she awakes alone she sleeps now the day (day in Greek is female)
Με μηχανάκι με κομπιούτερ και φλογέρα
With a motor bike a pc and a flute
Σ' αναζητώ
I search for you
Σ' αναζητώ στη Σαλονίκη ξημερώματα
I search for you in Saloniki at dawn
Λείπει το βλέμμα σου απ' της αυγής τα χρώματα
Your look is missing from the colors of the dawn
Σ' αναζητώ
I search for you
Σ' αναζητώ μ' ένα βιολί κι ένα φεγγάρι
I search for you with a violin and a bow
Λείπει το όνειρο εσύ και το δοξάρι
The dream you and the bow are missing
Lyrics translation
S’anazito sti Saloniki
I search for you in Saloniki (/Thessaloniki)
First performance: Dimitris Mitropanos First performed Byimitris Mitropanos
After I was sowed by a fate.
Since I was seede by a imperial destiny
Uterus gave birth to ancient Makedonissa
I was born from the womb of an ancient Macedonian woman
With empty quiver I fight in winter
Witn an empty quiver I fight in the winter
From the castle to the heart of Platamonas
From the castle in the heart of Platamona (it's an area in the northern part of
Greece)
Since it brings me path fanariotiko
Since I am brought by a footpath from Fanari (where the Patriarchate is in
Istanbul)
An alley keeps me Saloniki
A street from Saloniki holds me
Come one night the promise to get
Come one night to take the promise
Before Vardaris can wipe it off with a sponge
Before she is wipped out from Vardaris (a river and the name of a wind)
I'm looking for you.
I search for you
I'm looking for you in Saloniki at dawn
I search for you in Saloniki at dawn
Missing your look from the dawn's colors
Your look is missing from the colors of the dawn
I'm looking for you.
I search for you
I'm looking for you with a violin and a moon
I search for you with a violin and a bow
Missing the dream you and the bow
The dream you and the bow are missing
After I get drunk with an agionoreitiko wine
Since I get drunk with a wine from Agion Oros (a place where many monasteries
are, only men are permitted there)
And with a dirtiness I call you a politician
And with a painful thought like the ones from Istanbul (/Konstantinoupoli/Poli)
I get extremely blue (the translation is not exact, these words do not exist in
any language apart Greek and Turkish)
Find the knife that separates us.
Find the knife that splits us in two
And come here to the sighs of meterizi
And come here to the parapet of sighs
After Olympus the gods decided
Since the Gods in Olympus have decided
They gave the keys to the cold and killed themselves
They give the keys to the cold and they committed suicide
Alone wakes alone sleeps now the day
Alone she awakes alone she sleeps now the day (day in Greek is female)
On a motorcycle with a computer and a flute
With a motor bike a pc and a flute
I'm looking for you.
I search for you
I'm looking for you in Saloniki at dawn
I search for you in Saloniki at dawn
Missing your look from the dawn's colors
Your look is missing from the colors of the dawn
I'm looking for you.
I search for you
I'm looking for you with a violin and a moon
I search for you with a violin and a bow
Missing the dream you and the bow
The dream you and the bow are missing