Re: greek song- geitonisa (bigalis)

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: : The following translation I admit I don't think is fantastic but it's the best I could do. : Joanna, as far as I can judge with my poor English, your translation is very good and there is no reason to doubt about its quality ;-) : I only would like to add the following comments: : : : κι ήταν τα χείλια σου καυτά : : : σαν δέκα θερμοφόρες : : and your lips were hot : : like ten hot-water bottles (this sounds ridiculous so I'm not sure of this line) : You are right - it sounds ridiculous. But that's exactly the lyrics. It's not your fault ;-) : : : : Γειτόνισσα, γειτόνισσα : : : τις ομορφιές σου αλώνισα : : Neighbour, neighbour : : I've scattered your beauties : The word "αλώνισα" perhaps here does not have so much the meaning "scattered" but more something like "I wandered / I travelled through all your beauties", as "αλωνίζω" (also) means "γυρίζω από άκρη σε άκρη". : : : και μ’ έστειλες αδιάβαστο : : : το βράδυ του Σαββάτου : : and you sent me unread (?) : : on Saturday evening : "μ’ έστειλε αδιάβαστο", according to the dictionary by Babiniotis is an idiomatic phrase with the meaning: "με ξευτίλισε, με ταπείνωσε ή με έκανε να διαπιστώσω την άγνοιά μου ή την αδυναμία μου σε έναν τομέα" : So the english translation should perhaps be something like: : "you humiliated me on Saturday evening" : : : Γειτόνισσα, αχ, φόνισσα : : Neighbour, oh, I've murdered : No, no: Not "I've murdered ..." but: "You (my neighbour), oh, (are a) murderess" (φόνισσα is a noun, like γειτόνισσα) : : : : Τα μάτια σου ανατολή : : : κι η αγκαλιά σου δύση : : Your eyes to the east : : and your embrace to the west : Here perhaps not the meaning "east - west", but "sunrise - sunset": : "Your eyes (are like) sunrise, : and your embrace (is like) sunset" : : Mike A.

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