Bithikotsis, Theodorakis - Tis agapis emata (1977)

@Berger788: Once in July her large eyes/ Half-opened, deep down my entrails, to light up/The virgin life for a single moment/Mother far away, my Everlasting Rose".

It's from the poem "The Axion Esti", by Odysseus Elytis. (Translation by E. Keely and G.Savidis).

@Berger788: "Τhe Blood of love has robed me in purple/And joys never seen before have covered me in shade./I've become corroded in the south wind of humankind/Mother far away, my Everlasting Rose.

On the open sea they lay in wait for me/With triple-masted men-of-war they bombarded me/ My sin that I too had a love of my own/Mother far away, my Everlasting Rose.

...Somewhere in July her big eyes
half-opened inside my bowels
the pure life for a moment to enlighten
distant mother my rose unfading"

Beautiful! I would love to follow along as this marvelous tenor is singing. Could someone please send me the translation in English and transliteration with Latin characters, as I unfortunately can't read Greek, barbarian that I am

@Berger788 Bloods of Love its a poem so a more accurated translation that reflects the contex should be out there.from "axio esti"

"Bloods of love dyed me red
and joys unseen did shade me
I got oxidated in the dampness of people
distant mother my rose unfading

In the open sea they awaited me
With three-sail bombard ships and opened fire
my sin to have a love
distant mother my rose unfading...

nomizetai oti tha sas sosoun oi pioites kai ta omorfa logia tous,,
entometaxu eseiis tha exargeironetai tin eleutheria sas ston kathe dimagogo
gia antalagmata pou mono se doulous taireiazoun,,
an den xeretai ti na kanetai na dilosste psixuka astheneis ...
ystera apo 200 xronia eleutherou ellinikou ethnous oi afentes apo othomanoi ginane romioi kai to alisverisi kala kratei..
ntropi se olous mas ma kurios se autous pou katigoran tin nea genia kai to eleuthero pneuma

What a combination of music, lyrics and singing !

copupaste kaneis giati eisai ena avoulo katanalotiko on xoris eleutheria logou kai krisi,,
enas sklavos xoris dikaoma na dialegetai,na apofasizei to mellon tou,na prosferei politismo,kai oxi xrimastiriakes monades,,
i kltoura mas itan exostrefis?
sigoura itan kai kala tha ekane na itan kai simera alla den einai...
apla pernoume apo to exoteriko oti exoun gia poulima ,oti savoura proothei ta sxedia tous,,

apo emmones kai synomosiolagneia pantws den xreiazomaste, perisseyei.

giauto ptoxeusate kai den to katalavate,,