Πέρα στο θολό ποτάμι - Pera sto tholo potami

Tenor Christos Stasinopoulos performing the song "Down by the muddy river" (Péra sto tholó potámi) from the song cycle "Magnus Eroticus",
music by Manos Hadjidakis; lyrics by Nikos Gatsos after Federico García Lorca (from his play "The love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in their Garden");
the video was filmed during Christos Stasinopoulos's recital "I am a cloud" / a tribute to Manos Hadjidakis, which took place on 1 March 2008 at the Cultural Society "Theognis" in Megara/Attica.
The pianist is Maria Neofytidou.


"Down by the muddy river
the night leant over to bathe...
Thus, beautiful Belisa will be freshened up with a kiss...

On the stonebridge
the night is sitting, fresh...
Thus, beautiful Belisa
will wait for him in the garden..."


English adaptation by Christos Stasinopoulos.

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[cantirie]

Could you give a translation of this beautirul song? Thanks a lot!

[ChristosSongs]

@cantirie There's already a translation in the info section of the video

[ChristosSongs]

@cantirie

"Down by the muddy river

the night leant over to bathe...

Thus, beautiful Belisa will be freshened up with a kiss...

On the stonebridge

the night is sitting, fresh...

Thus, beautiful Belisa

will wait for him in the garden..."

[Scandicgirl]

A voice of rare beauty! And a generous soul that sings...

[serenaluce]

Beautiful! Thanks for posting.

[cantirie]

Fantastic! Thank you so much!!!