Mercouri, Markopoulos - To kafenion i Ellas (1974)

Part of a political concert filmed by the director Nikos Koundouros in 1974 ("Ta tragoudia tis fotias"), just after the end of the dictatorship.

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Music

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• merkouri
• markopoulos
• greek
• greece
• music
• live
• documentary

[Ilkamy]

Bravo Melina... you live on for ever... in our hearts... and in your great songs and films!

I would like to understand the lyrics...

I'd really appreciate it, if you could put them in "more Info"?

Greek would be fine too... I'll try to get it translated.

Danke - Thanks in advance...

Eycharisto yia upload to kalo video!

Best regards from Germany

[giannislamogio]

ΓΕΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΜΕΛΙΝΑ ΑΘΑΝΑΤΗ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΦΛΟΓΕΡΗ ΦΩΝΗ ΣΟΥ.

[hepburn83]

GREAT WOMAN...GREAT SOUL!!!

[OCEANQUEEN1]

@Ilkamy

In the Cafe named "Greece", the clown sells his tricks so cheap. Chain him, tie him down, for just a cent (a penny). All these miraculous, entertaining stuff, with just two cents. Their clothes are borrowed, and you can buy their tears for an egg or two. (The lyrics mean that the country has been"for sale".long time now... )

[kostas0020]

Η Μελίνα ήταν ο τελευταίος μάγκας. Μετά έπαψαν να υπάρχουν.

[panagiotisl]

@Ilkamy The lyrics in greek can be found if you google ""καφενείον η Ελλάς""

[panagiotisl]

@Ilkamy

- A "bodyless head" (another typical featured illusion of the greek folk funfair) where a bodyless head spells prophecies or wise words, and does tricks to attract or to scare the spectators

- Other performing artists are playing the rural fairytale play of "Tassos and Golfo" (a greek "Romeo and Juliett" kind of), wearing rented folk costumes, faking of their tears and demanding extra charge for the feature.

Everything is blended together in this complete mayhem.

[panagiotisl]

@Ilkamy

- A town crier tries to attract curiosity "peraste, kosme!", typically performed in the rural places at the village 's coffeeshop (sarcastically called "kafenion i Hellas" = Greece, in greek).

- He introduces the acrobat who performs various acts, dangerous or impressive with extra free offers.

[panagiotisl]

@Ilkamy In this magnificent song, the jongleur atmosphere of the traditional greek wandering folk theater / troupe is tried to be resembled, but in a much more distorted and surrealistic fashion, where even in this poor recreational show everything is commercialised and has its price, its offers for free and extra charges. It is an allegory for the slapdash greek mentality and daily life.

[panagiotisl]

Απάντηση σε αυτό το βίντεο...

At "Greece" coffeeshop, under carbide lams and candles

performers are playing "Golfo" for the children

in rented "foustanelas"

and payed tears for two eggs

for two eggs

plus, two more drachmas!

Come on, people! Come on, people! [2x]

[panagiotisl]

@Ilkamy At "Greece" coffeeshop, the jungler sells the shows cheaply: acrobatics, one drachma chain-binding, for free the leap of death, two drachmas without any ropes, Come on, people! Come on, people! [2x] Bodyless is the head, come on, people, they found it in Africa smokes, drinks, and feels the pain it 's mad for music dances with the eyes, two drachmas who wills to see it? Come on, people! Come on, people! [2x]

[ariel1465]

@saravakos77 σωστος!