Γενέθλια [Genethlia] [English translation]

On the trails of longing

on the bridge of sighs

my mother gave birth to me

On an autumn evening,

oh Life, my eyes saw your cold heart

With plastic rattles

pretty and colorful

they put me to sleep

And my little eyes

saw the world's commodities

and they agreed

My milk was bitter

and the water I was raised on was brackish

And opposite my swing,

my malicious Fate

was boasting of me

My cry was dull

as if I was trying to say something,

but they didn't feel for me

A sorrowful breath

for this whore of a life

that they debited me with

That's how my story began, then. That's how it began

They didn't ask for my opinion, oh Life, but I got used to you

Like a wounded eaglet in the dirt,

I seek the strength to keep holding on

That's how my story began, then. That's how it began

They taught me something but I faced something else entirely

God, I wish I knew what day I will die

so I could celebrate it like my birthday

On the mud and nails

and fire of this unjust world, I took my first steps

A steady balance

so I can catch up with life,

but I fell flat

Only the "O" and the "H"

did I learn to pronounce

in my school days

That's why the words "oh" and "why"

follow me wherever I go

even though I've turned thirty

Thus time passed

and I, stooping on my path,

made dreams

It so happened that I was one of those

who swim in the foam

and the sludge

The blood of my soul is dripping

like raindrops

but who cares?

And the invisible wound

which is bleeding within

has no one to share the burden

That's how my story began, then. That's how it began

They didn't ask for my opinion, oh Life, but I got used to you

Like a wounded eaglet in the dirt,

I seek the strength to keep holding on

That's how my story began, then. That's how it began

They taught me something but I faced something else entirely

God, I wish I knew what day I will die

so I could celebrate it like my birthday

God, I wish I knew what day I will die

so I could celebrate it like my birthday

• Artist:Notis Sfakianakis
• Album:Με αγάπη ό,τι κάνεις - 2004