Well .... this forum still teaches me.
Song's obviously a hard puzzle even in Greek.
It's a song speaking about the continuity of Minor Asia's refugees heritage through generations.
Stone is the gravestone.
That's why it's both his "future bedsheet" and his "future headboard".
I obviously felt pretty bad when I realized the meaning of the song (after the 3rd time listened to it) plus that singer-composer has just passed away a few days ago.
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Τίτλος: Μάνα πέτρα |
Τitle: Mana petra |
Στίχοι: Χρήστος Κωνσταντίνου
Μουσική: Χρήστος Κωνσταντίνου
Τραγούδι: Χρήστος Κωνσταντίνου
CD: Κάνω τη ρίζα μου φτερό (MBI 2008)
Track no: 13
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Lyrics: Christos Konstantinou
Music: Christos Konstantinou
Sung by Christos Konstantinou
CD: Kano ti riza mou ftero (MBI 2008)
Track no: 13 |
Απ’ τη Σμύρνη μια μανούλα
του παλιού καημού μου χώρα
Άκουσε, μού `πε, γαβρίμ
Άκου, γιέ μου, για να δεις
στο σκοτάδι σαν βρεθείς
κλείσ’ τα μάτια και προχώρα
κλεισ’ τα μάτια για να δεις
με τα μάτια της ψυχής
Σε μια πέτρα θα καθίσω
μυστικά να τη ρωτήσω:
Μάνα, πες μου, το χαζό
γιατί ξέχασα να ζω;
Αυριανό μου σεντονάκι
πρόσεχέ μου το κορμάκι
Μού `πε η πέτρα: Άκουσέ με
στ’ όνειρό σου γνώρισέ με
Άκουσε, μού `πε, γιαβρίμ
Άκου, γιε μου, για να δεις
πάρε με και σκάλισέ με
όμορφη κι αγάπησέ με
τ’ αυριανό σου προσκεφάλι
για να με ρωτούνε κι άλλοι
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A mother from Smyrna
which is the place of the old sorrow of mine
told me "Listen my sweet boy
Listen my son, for you to be able to see
when you found yourself in the darkness
close your eyes and move forward
close your eyes and use
the eyes of soul"
I'll sit on a stone
to secretly ask it:
"Mother, tell me, why the fool
did I forget how to live?
My future bedsheet
take care of the little body."
Stone answered: "Listen to me
meet me in your dream"
Told me " Listen to me, my sweet
Listen my son, so that you understand:
take me and engrave me
(make me) beautiful and love me;
(cause I'll be) your future headboard
so that others (in the future) make also questions to me.
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"Gilgamesh, where are you hurrying to?
You will never find that life for which you are looking.
When the gods created man they allotted to him death,
but life they retained in their own keeping"