Santorini (Grecia)

Santorini es un minúsculo archipiélago, de origen volcánico, que se encuentra en el mar Egeo, al sureste de la Grecia continental.
Vangelis (Evangelos Papathanassioun) compositor y tecladista griego. Formó a mediados de los 60 un grupo que se hizo muy popular en Grecia. Después se trasladará a Francia y formará, junto a Demis Roussos y Loukas Sideras, Aphrodite's Child.
Irene Papas actriz y cantante griega que no necesita presentación. La hemos visto en "Zorba el Griego", en "Z" de Costa Gavras o interpretando Electra, Antígona o incluso Yerma de García Lorca. En 1979 formó un dúo con Vangelis y grabaron Odes y Rapsodies, dos álbumes con los que intentaban recuperar con modernos acordes el antiguo folclore de la Hélade. "Menousis" es uno de los temas de este dúo y sirve de acompañamiento al vídeo sobre Santorini.



O Menousis, o Mpirmpilis ki o Memet agas
sto krasopoulo pigenan
gia na fan na pioun.
Ki pou trogan
ki pou pinan
ki pou glentagan
kapios epiase kouventa
gia tis omorfes.
-Omorfi gineka pou' xis, vre Memet aga
-Pou tin ides?
Pou tin kseris
ke ti mologas?
- Xthes tin ida
sto pigadi
ki evgaze nero
ke tis zitisa filaki
ke mou to' dose.
O Menousis, methismenos,
pai tin esfakse.
To proi,
ksemethismenos,
pai tin eklapse
- Siko, papia m',
siko, xina m',
siko ki alakse,
na se doun ta palikaria
ke na xeronte.
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Menousis, Mpirmpilis and Memet aga
they were going to the tavern
in order to eat and drink.
While they were eating
while they were drinking
while they were feasting
someone started to talk
about the beautiful women
-How beautiful she's your wife, Memet aga
-Where did you see her?
How do you know her
and why do you talk about her?
I saw her yesterday
at the shaft
and she was getting water
and I asked her a kiss
and she gave it to me. (she kissed me)
Then Menousis who was drunk,
he went and he slaughtered her.
In the morning,
cause he has recovered from drunkenness
he mourned her
-Get up, my duck,
get up, my goose,
get up and change clothes,
to see you the others
and to be glad.