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Κάστρο, και πού ’ν’ οι πύργοι σου;
“Castle, what has happened to your towers and your belfries?
And where are all those gallant lads, those fine upstanding fellows?”
“Ah me, those gallant lads of mine, those fine upstanding fellows,
the gloomy earth enjoys them now in dark and Stygian Hades.
I bear no grudge against the Turk, nor malice to old Charon,
but I loathe and malice bear against that cur of a damned traitor
who did betray them to my loss”.
Translated by John Leatham
«Κάστρο, και πού ’ν’ οι πύργοι σου και τα καμπαναριά σου;
Και πού ’ν’ οι γι-αντριωμένοι σου, όμορφα παλληκάρια;»
«Μα μένα οι γι-αντριωμένοι μου, όμορφα παλληκάρια,
η μαύρη γης τα χαίρεται στον μαυρισμένον Άδη.
Δεν έχω αμάχη1 τσι Τουρκιάς, μούιδε κακιά του χάρου·
μόνο ’χω αμάχη και κακιά του σκύλου του προδότη
απού μου τα κατάδουδε».2
1αμάχη: έχθρα, μίσος
2κατουδούδω: προδίδω κάποιον
Live recording from the concert The Known and Unknown Domna, held on 29 October 1998 at the Megaron — the Athens Concert Hall. Based on Simon Karas’ recording which belongs to the Association for the Dissemination of Greek National Music.
Watch a different version of the song by Domna Samiou
