NEVER ON SUNDAY-THE SONG-ENGLISH TRANSLATION

MELINA MERKOYRI

Never on Sunday (Greek: Ποτέ Την Κυριακή, "Pote Tin Kyriaki") is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek. Ilya is a character close to the "hooker with a heart of gold" cliché. Homer feels Ilya's life style typifies the degradation of Greek classical culture and attempts to steer her onto the path of morality. It constitutes a variation of the Pygmalion story.

The film stars Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin, and it gently submerges the viewer into Greek culture, including dance, music, and language (through the use of subtitles). The signature song and the bouzouki theme of the movie became hits of 1960s and brought Manos Hadjidakis, the composer, an Academy Award.

The movie was written and directed by Dassin.

It won the Academy Award for Best Song (Manos Hadjidakis for "Never on Sunday"). It was nominated for the Academy Awards for, respectively, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Melina Mercouri), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.

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[MaryJoneu]

Thank you so much. I heard this song many times, but although I am greek I only speak english. Now I know what they said. THANK YOU!!!!

[Kirkh70]

You're welcomed-)

[Spainiswonderful]

When I was a very little boy I used to listen to this song in the Spanish radio statations all the time but in my language version (Los niños del Pireo)

Melina Mercuri is a Greek goddess and a monument as big as the Acropolis for me. What an amazing incredible woman!

Thank you so much Kirkh70 for these minutes of happiness.

[Kirkh70]

Τhank YOU!For your kind words-)

[bjou520]

Why are there so many different version of this song? And in each language, the lyrics is of its own meaning, completely different from one to another. Was it originally in German? Does anyone know?

[Kirkh70]

this is the original song))

[fhebbert]

The immortal Melina, activist against the Greek Junta, became one of Europe's leading politicians. Has there ever been another such woman? Someone called her the last Greek Goddess.

[KostasGR41171]

The problem with this song is that when you listen at least once at the beginning of the day, it's very difficult to remove it from your brain.

Manos Hadjidakis is magic.

[Prancer1231]

Remember to boycott Youtube every Sunday all day.

Like I'm doing.

[MaryJoneu]

@ProudUnionThug My Yia yia used to listen to it all the time. :) She passed in 1996.

[ProudUnionThug]

@MaryJoneu Same for me. It was my papou's favorite.

[philipposathina]

@bjou520 it may already be clear by now , but the crap about never on sunday song, prohibited in Greece is ridicoulous. Actually is the second greek national anthem. The miseunderstandig started from someone who claimed that the song was not allowed "either in the 50's or 60's".To start with the song and the film were released in 1960, and were prohibited-along with many other thins- during the fascist dictatorship in Greece (1967-74) because Melina was fighting against it!That's all!

[flukos79]

the beginning of the red propaganda

[userinyoutub1]

ein Schiff wird kommen .............this is the original German Version.. about a greek single lady , waiting in the port of Pyraeus (athens) for the prospective spouse etc.

[lmarts2]

I saw this film on my PBS station last night. Love the movie and the song.

[KatiKosta]

I remember this movie when I was little, of course, I grew up in the '90s and my movie had it. I've always liked this song.

[GypsyGlyn]

@Spainiswonderful Total agreement from me. I never knew she existed until this moment, and I am in tears as I write this. thank you for finding the words that I cannot.

[peleking352]

football makes people go crazy