Nikos Portokaloglou

I set my ships on fire
I set my ships on fire – I let them burn
I’m not going anywhere.

I’m crying at your feet
I’m telling you not to leave me – I’m telling you
never let me leave you again.

Even if you’ve never given me
a cuddle up till now
I’ll still be coming back in here.

From stubbornness and madness I’ll be living
in this country
till I find some water
’cause I belong here.

The kids on the tiers
are your only hope – hope
morning sky

Crucified homeland
in your eyes I saw -oh I saw
The light of resurrection

Even if you’ve never given me
a cuddle up till now
I’ll still be coming back in here.

From stubbornness and madness I’ll be living
in this country
till I find some water
’cause I belong here.

Anyone who’ll see you
for a moment
without the black
cloak of grievance,
It shall be you
a naked goddess,
their sin
and retribution.
Just like an illusion
for a lifetime.

Even if you’ve never given me
a cuddle up till now
I’ll still be coming back in here.

From stubbornness and madness I’ll be living
in this country
till I find some water
’cause I belong here.

Από πείσμα και τρέλα θα ζω
στην έρημη χώρα
ώσπου να ΄βρω νερό
γιατί ανήκω εδώ.

You are thirsting, and I thirst too,
there is no more road here…
There is a crevasse and a cliff,
so you may be lost, so I may be lost…
There is a crevasse and a cliff,
and a hidden river…

I have not told you anything yet, give me the time…
All of my unspoken words,
inside you to find…
inside you to find…

I haven’t told you, you haven’t told me,
as much as the silence can hold…
How can I show you the wound
of the most hardened warrior?
How can I hide from you the child
who has been lost in the night?

I have not told you anything yet, give me the time…
All of my unspoken words,
inside you to find…
inside you to find…

All of my unspoken words,
inside you to find…
inside you to find…

(translation: Eva Johanos)

Όλα τα λόγια μου τ’ ανείπωτα,
μέσα σου να βρω…
μέσα σου να βρω…