Katerina Papadopoulou

[Anton Efendi]

This is one of my very favorite songs, Min Orkizesai Vre Pseftra, performed by the lovely Katerina Papadopoulou on Greek TV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQwgO535Oso

The music is by Salonikios (Dimitris Semsis) I know Roza Eskenazi recorded it first. If anyone has this song in audio please upload it.

Here are the lyrics (by Giorgos Petropouleas) with my translation:

Μην ορκίζεσαι βρε ψεύτρα
και μην έρχεσαι και κλαις
μην ορκίζεσαι βρε ψεύτρα
και μην έρχεσαι και κλαις

Α!...α!...α!...
Τέτοιους όρκους και σε άλλους
σ' άκουσα προχτές να λες

Α!...α!...α!...
Τέτοιους όρκους και σε άλλους
σ' άκουσα προχτές να λες

Και τα μάτια σου ακόμα
σαν μου ρίξουν μια ματιά
και τα μάτια σου ακόμα
σαν μου ρίξουν μια ματιά

Α!...α!...α!...
Φαίνουνται από το χρώμα,
πως γεμάτα είναι ψευτιά

Α!...α!...α!...
Φαίνουνται από το χρώμα,
πως γεμάτα είναι ψευτιά

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Don't you swear you liar!
And don't you start crying!
(Repeat)

Ah... Ah... Ah...
The other day I heard you make
These same oaths to others!
(Repeat)

And it's as though your eyes
Are still throwing glances at me!
(Repeat)

Ah... Ah... Ah...
They show from their color
That they are full of lies!
(Repeat)

[AmbroseBierce]

Beautiful song - thanks, Anton! Good to hear a decent band also, no show and all, just nice music. There are a couple more videos of Katerina Papadopoulou at YouTube.

[Anton Efendi]

Indeed there's a nice rendition of Tha Spaso Koupes by her, which can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpHiN5R43SE

We had uploaded an audio file of this song performed by K. Kapiris somewhere in this section of the forum!

Here are the lyrics with my translation (the Turkish parts I am not sure about, perhaps our Turkish friends can correct their spelling):

Θα σπάσω κούπες για τα λόγια που 'πες
και ποτηράκια για τα πικρά λογάκια
αμάν άμαν, yanıyorum ben
αμάν άμαν, seviyorum sen
αχ αχ, çiftetelli
αμάν άμαν, ya lel leli

Εψές το βράδυ σ'είδα στ' όνειρό μου
πως είχες τα μαλλάκια σου ριγμένα στο λαιμό μου
αμάν άμαν, yanıyorum ben
αμάν άμαν, seviyorum sen
αχ αχ, çiftetelli
αμάν άμαν, ya lel leli

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I will break cups over the words you said
And glasses over the bitter words
Aman aman, I am burning
Aman aman, I love you
Akh akh, çiftetelli
Aman aman, ya lel leli

Last night I saw you in my dream
Τhat you had your hair thrown around my neck
Aman aman, I am burning
Aman aman, I love you
Akh akh, çiftetelli
Aman aman, ya lel leli

[tasos]

As soon as I got the permit to upload files I will share with you some nice songs from the album "Ta tragoudakia mou poulo". She sings with Sokratis Sinopoulos playing kemence and lavta. A very good kemence player. I think that he learned kemence at the side of Ihsan Ozgen together with Derya Turkan.

[Anton Efendi]

She's Sinopoulos' wife!