Una tadre de aprilio kon su freskor karesante yo te vide sharmante tu brillabas komo un lirio. Esparzías tus golores revalizando las flores y tus lindas kolores ensendieron mi korasón. Ande estás? Mi hermoza, ah! Ande estás? Mi korasón por ti se kemó tambien se enflamó. Te kiero ver por te demandar y por saber si en tu korasón hay un lugar, yo te kiero rogar. Dime! Dime kon tu mirada, kon tu habla delikada, si te vo posedar. Muchos niños te pursuiven, todos demandan tu mano, te soplikan en vano y a amenazar se atriven. Ma yo, kalmo, pasensiozo, piedrí bonor y repozo, komo un malorozo demando de ti el amor. Kon demandar kiero tu korasón ablandar kon el mío lo kiero aunar. No me hagas penar. Ven y verás, en mis brazos bonor toparás, la kompaña de mi vida serás, no lo regretarás. Dáme, dáme esta ventura o charmante kriatura siente mi korasón!
One April afternoon
with its caressing freshness
I saw you, charming one,
you shone like a lily. You scattered your scents,
rivaling the flowers,
and your lovely colors
set my heart aflame. Where are you?
My beautiful one, ah! Where are you?
My heart burned for you,
it also caught fire.
I want to see you
to ask you and to know
if in your heart there is a place,
I want to beg you. Tell me! Tell me with your glance,
with your delicate speech,
if I will possess you. Many youths pursue you,
all ask for your hand,
they beg you in vain
and even dare to threaten. But I, calm, patient,
lost honor and rest,
like a miserable man
ask you for your love. With asking
I want to soften your heart,
with mine I want to join it.
Do not make me suffer. Come and you will see,
in my arms you will find honor,
you will be the companion of my life,
you will not regret it.
Give me, give me this fortune,
oh charming creature,
feel my heart!
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013.
A song of longing for a beloved woman, set to the melody of the Greek Tango Mi me rotas by Sosos Ioannidis, this version was printed in 1933 in booklet number ten by the famous Saloniki duo of entertainers Sadik and Gazoz.
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