Name: Don’t You Leave Again by Song of the Week
Duration: 3 min 47 s
Description: Transliteration of Tsitsanis' 'Mi mou xanafygeis pia' ("Μη μου ξαναφύγεις πια"). Lyrics translated by me.

A jazz/bossa nova rendition of a favorite Greek song about meeting with old friends after a long time. Very timely after a full year of the global pandemic.

The desert years

2021-03-28 Χρωμα δεν αλλάζουνε τα μάτια

Transliteration of Tsitsanis' 'Ti simera ti avrio ti tora' ("Τι σήμερα, τι αύριο, τι τώρα"). Lyrics translated by me.

We’d better say goodbye

Transliteration of Tsitsanis' 'Mi mou xanafygeis pia' ("Μη μου ξαναφύγεις πια"). Lyrics translated by me.

Don’t You Leave Again

A transliteration of Tsitsanis' 'Giati me xipnises proi' (Γιατί με ξύπνησες πρωί;) - Lyrics translated by me. 

Don’t wake me in the early morn

Transliteration of another Tsitanis favorite - Kane ligaki Ipomoni (Κάνε λιγάκι υπομονή). Lyrics translation by me. 

Trust in Time

Transliteration of Tsitsanis' Paliose to Sakaki Mou (Πάλιωσε το Σακάκι Μου) - Lyrics translated by me

My Tattered Suit

My tattered suit now tells its tale
I hang my head and I grow pale
And I know, and I know my pain will last
No coin to change, no coin to change what's fading fast

I gave away my suits with ease
But now I'm broke and none appease
No friends draw near and nobody seems to care
They see my rags, they see my rags so torn and bare

When dressed in silk they crowd your side
They chase your steps, their arms spread wide
But when you threads, when your threads grow old and torn
They turn away, they turn away and show their scorn

My Tattered Suit

This is a transliteration of Tsitsanis "Anathema Se Thalassa" ("Ανάθεμα σε Θάλασσα"). Lyrics translated by me. 

Damn Your Waves O Mighty Sea

Damn your waves, damn your waves, O mighty sea
You drown us all, you drown us all in pain
Damn your waves, O mighty sea you drown us all in pain
With babes, widows, and mothers held so tight in sorrow’s chain

Upon the waves the storm took hold, it dragged them down, their fate untold
It dragged them down their fate untold, upon the waves the storm took hold

Within your waves, within your waves within your grasp
My children left, my children left my side
Within your waves, within your grasp my children left my side
You claimed them deep, you keep them close, yet still my arms spread wide

O damn your waves, o damn your waves, O mighty sea
You tear our lads you tear our lads from shore
O damn your waves, o mighty sea, you tear our lads from shore
You pull them far beyond our reach and give them back no more


Damn Your Waves, O Mighty Sea

This is my translation of Tsitsanis' Horisame Ena Dilino (Χωρίσαμε Ένα Δειλινό)

The Evening When We Parted Ways

That evening when we parted ways
With tears still in our eyes
Our love was broken through mere fate
A fate that none denies

It pains me deeply to recall
The nights we spent together
With loving arms and tender words
you swore you'd stay forever

I wait with longing all alone
My heart still aches with pain
One day you may return to me
And be in my arms again

That Evening When We Parted Ways

Wildflowers by Tom Petty.
Guitar, harmonica, vocals.

2019-06-14 Wildflowers

I record one song every week. Rough cuts, no special equipment or much practice for that matter. Most of them are covers, but I may add originals in the mix.

Don’t You Leave Again

Song of the Week

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