Did you ever experience a Winter in Greece? Many people think it is always summer in Greece, but this Winter Song, proves it wrong.
It might be not a known Greek Song, but the singer D. Savvopoulos is very known !
Not all songs need to be about love, or the pain not to be loved… :-). And not all songs always tell you the truth!
For example, the big hit “It is never cold in Greece“/ Δεν κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα” is a very popular song…but does it tell you the truth ?
At Omilo, we know better, and we have experienced several winters in Greece! Not only in the mountains, but also in Athens…
Το τραγούδι του χειμώνα | The winter song
Released in 2014
Μουσική: Ευριπίδης Ζεμενίδης.
Στίχοι: Γιώργος Μυζάλης.
Listen to the song, while reading the lyrics below
Φέρτε παλτά, φέρτε κουβέρτες και σκουφιά
Bring coats, bring blankets, and beanies
ήρθαν τα χιόνια και τα κρύα στις αυλές μας
the snow and the cold came to our yards
φέρτε να βράσουμε ροφήματα ζεστά
let’s boil hot drinks
να ζεσταθούνε επιτέλους οι καρδιές μας.
to warm our hearts at last.
Ήρθε ο χειμώνας ο σοφός για να οργανώσει
The wise winter came to organize
βραδιές με κάστανα τριγύρω απ’ τη φωτιά
evenings with chestnuts around the fire
τρεις μήνες μένει κι επιμένει να ενώσει
he stays for three months and insists on connecting
τους φίλους όλους σε σπιτάκια γιορτινά.
all friends in festive houses.
Ντύσου καλά προτού να βγεις από το σπίτι σου
Dress well before you leave your house
έχει χιονίσει κι όλα γύρω είναι λευκά
it has snowed and everything around is white
είναι χειμώνας, δες την παγωμένη μύτη σου
it’s winter, look at your frozen nose
να ζεσταθούμε έλα οι δυο μας αγκαλιά.
Come here and let’s hug each other to warm up.
Ήρθε ο χειμώνας ο σοφός για να οργανώσει
The wise winter came to organize
βραδιές με κάστανα τριγύρω απ’ τη φωτιά
evenings with chestnuts around the fire
τρεις μήνες μένει κι επιμένει να ενώσει
he stays for three months and insists on connecting
τους φίλους όλους σε παιχνίδια γιορτινά.
all friends in festive games.
About Dionisios Savvopoulos
(Greek composer and singer)
Dionysis Savvopoulos is a singer-songwriter, the first mainstream artist to write both the music and the lyrics of his songs and perform them as well.
If you are interested to read more about him, and listen to another known song, then click here and read the article
https://omilo.com/200-years-greek-independence-with-savvopoulos/
For even more information about Savvopoulos, as well as other Greek Composers of “entechno songs and music”, we suggest to purchase the following eBook
https://omilo.com/publications/greek-entechna-songs-part-2/
Podcast Story – Winter In Greece, Full of Surprises
In February 2021 there was a lot of snow in Athens, and the end of January 2022, it even snowed more…leading to total chaos, and closing down of the Athens airport for several days. That experience and week of “snow in Athens” (January 2022), gave Maya the inspiration to write Podcast Story 19.
A story which took place in real, and is for 95% based on true facts.
Curious? Then listen to Podcast 19, (read by teacher Myrto,) while improving your Greek Listening Skills!
If you want to learn even more, then click here to go to all Podcast links,
You can also order your Podcast Notebook, with much more information, grammar exercises, English translations , Vocabulary list, etc..
https://masaresi.com/product/easy-greek-story-podcast-companion-notebook-19/
