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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 08:10 PM Jan 2015

Pink Martini-Children of Piraeus(in honor of the SYRIZA victory tonight)



(your grandmother probably knew this song as "Never on Sunday", with really cheesy English lyrics. It's actually a tribute to the people of the Piraeus, the working-class harbor district of Athens-the kind of people hit hardest by the austerity in the last few years and who are celebrating the victory of SYRIZA loudly tonight):

The translation of the lyrics is below:

From my balcony I send
One, two, three and four kisses to the world
Over the docks of Piraeus fly
One, two, three and four seagulls, I am told

How much I'd love to have
One, two, three and four boys, proud and fine
And when one day they grow up
They'll be manly and strong
For this precious port of mine

And when I come out of my door
There is no one in the world, there is
No one I don't love
And every night I close my eyes and I
Sleep and I know
I'll dream of them just like before

Jewels around my neck
A good-luck charm I carry
Because the night falls and I long
To find a perfect stranger
And seduce him with my song

So much I've tried
I've never found a port
To captivate my heart
As Piraeus does

And when the night falls
The air is filled with songs
With tunes and sounds and laughter
Bursting with life and youthful calls

Link: http://www.vagalume.com.br/martini-pink/children-of-piraeus.html#ixzz3PshKEP3f
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Pink Martini-Children of Piraeus(in honor of the SYRIZA victory tonight) (Original Post) Ken Burch Jan 2015 OP
I love Pink Martini. SheilaT Jan 2015 #1
 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
1. I love Pink Martini.
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 09:51 PM
Jan 2015

I only know of them because several years ago an acquaintance told me about them. I have several of their albums, including one that has this song on it.

For those of you who don't already know about them, listen to this and then listen to more of their music. They are amazing.

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