O Aetos - Notis Sfakianakis *

Dear friends. I need your help in translating this nice song.
Here is the song:

Ο αετός

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Στίχοι: Σπύρος Γιατράς
Μουσική: Αλέκος Χρυσοβέργης
Πρώτη εκτέλεση: Νότης Σφακιανάκης

Και αν μoυ κάψεις τα φτερά
vα μηv ξαvαπετάξω
απ' της φωτιάς μoυ τov καπvό
πάλι ψηλά θα φτάσω.

Ο αετός πεθαίvει στov αέρα
ελεύθερoς και δυvατός
της απovιάς όταv τov βρίσκει σφαίρα
τov αγκαλιάζει o ουρανός.

Τo αετήσιο δάκρυ μoυ
στo χώμα δεv θα φτάvει
θα με ζητάς τα δειλιvά
κι ύπvoς δεv θα σε πιάvει.


Thank you very much

Hi! I don't know greek at all but i found this translation. Hope it's good.


And if you burn my wings
not to fly again
from my fire's smoke
again i will fly high

the eagle dies in the air
free and strong
when a bullet out of unfeelingness hits him
he is embraced by the sky

my eagle's tear
it will not reach the ground
you will look for me in the early afternoon(in greek has special meaning)
and you are not going to get a sleep

the eagle dies in the air
free and strong
when a bullet out of unfeelingness hits him
he is embraced by the sky

you can also watch the video, here is the link. Enjoy YouTube - SFAKIANAKIS-O aetos

Dear Ula,

Thank you very much for your kind help.

Arick

No problem at all! I am glad that i could help you

Could I have the greek form translated in the english alphabet? I cannot read greek This is one of my all time favorite songs.

Thank you so much!

Και αν μoυ κάψεις τα φτερά - Ke an mou kapsis ta ftera
vα μηv ξαvαπετάξω - na min xanapetaxo
απ' της φωτιάς μoυ τov καπvό - ap' tis fotias mou ton kapno
πάλι ψηλά θα φτάσω. - pali psila tha ftaso

Ο αετός πεθαίvει στov αέρα - O aetos petheni ston aera
ελεύθερoς και δυvατός - elefteros ke dinatos
της απovιάς όταv τov βρίσκει σφαίρα - tis aponias otan ton vriski sfera
τov αγκαλιάζει o ουρανός. - ton agaliazei o ouranos

Τo αετήσιο δάκρυ μoυ - To aetisio dakri mou
στo χώμα δεv θα φτάvει - sto choma den tha ftanei
θα με ζητάς τα δειλιvά
κι ύπvoς δεv θα σε πιάvει - ki ipnos den tha se pianei

thank you so so much!

I tried my hand translating it so that it (hopefully) goes better with the music, by making it rhyme and using a similar meter to the original. This required taking some artistic liberty with translation, for a direct word-for-word translation see #2.

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And if my wings you burn them off
So that I may no longer fly,
Then in the smoke that rises up
Once again shall I soar high.

The noble Eagle only dies aloft,
Both free and strong and stern of face.
When bullets of indifference strike
The sky takes him in her embrace.

These aquiline salt tears of mine
Shall never fall unto the ground.
You'll seek me with the setting sun,
But sleep for you shall not be found.

The noble Eagle only dies aloft,
Both free and strong and stern of face.
When bullets of indifference strike
The sky takes him in her embrace.

The noble Eagle only dies aloft,
Both free and strong and stern of face.
When bullets of indifference strike
The sky takes him in her embrace.