Name: Hymnos / Ύμνος
Duration: P00H03M52S
Description: This is a Composition of Cretan musician of the 50's Dermitzoyiannis but the words were so relevant and touching ... I just replaced the word "Christ" by 'the good one" to avoid direct religious references ....

Hymnos / Ύμνος

from Afromantinades by Afromantinades, Lefteris Grigoriou, Dimitris Athanasopoulos

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This is a Composition of Cretan musician of the 50's Dermitzoyiannis but the words were so relevant and touching ... I just replaced the word "Christ" by 'the good one" to avoid direct religious references ....

lyrics

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Ως είν’ η κάθε μας ματιά σπίθα κι ακτονοβόλει
έτσι και συντομότερη είν’ η ζωή μας όλη

Κι όμως να θησαυρίζουμε σ’ όλους μας είναι ύμνος
για να τραφεί η σάρκα μας που ‘ναι και θα ‘ναι κτήνος

Και μόνο μέσα στο χαρτί παρέμεινε κι ετάφη
αυτό που δίδαξ’ ο καλός* αγάπη μόνο αγάπη

Η αγάπη θέλει φρόνηση θέλει ταπεινοσύνη
θέλει λαγού περπατησιά κι αητού γρηγοροσύνη

Αγάπη σ’ όλες τις μεριές σ’ όλες τις κατευθύνσεις
έτσι θα λέγεσ’ άνθρωπος κι ως άνθρωπος θα ζήσεις

*Χριστός στο πρωτότυπο

English translation

So short as a spark or a sur ray reflection
and even shorter is all our life

And yet just to hoard is our anthem
To feed our flesh that is and will be just a beast

And only in the papers it remained buried
the teaching of love and only love

Love in all directions towards every side
Then you will be called a man and as a man you will live

credits

from Afromantinades, released December 10, 2023
music and lyrics – Yannis Dermitzakis “Dermotziyianis"
arrangement - Lefteris Grigoriou , Dimitris Athanasopoulos

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Lefteris Grigoriou Athens, Greece

Lefteris Grigoriou is a teacher and performer based in Athens, Greece. He owns and runs the school Ta Krousta tis Taki, teaching african and greek percussion between others and performs with the group Afromantinades as well as Global Daoulia playing the Ngoni, djembe and bagpipes. ... more