Τ΄ Άη Γιωρκού [T' Ai Yorkou] [English translation]

It was a Green Monday when the caravans were setting off

He got into the ship the first week

It took him three days to leave behind Beirut

Neither bread nor water was found in that land.

Bread and water were found in abundance far away

where a big dragon went and inhabited the place,

blocking the flow of the water so it wouldn't reach their country

People were forced, to give him each of them a child of theirs to eat it

So as the dragon would let the water flow towards the country

Others had six and eight kids and they sent only one

but when it was the turn of our lord and King

she had an one and only daughter not yet married

and he sent her, unwillingly, to the dragon.

As if the girl was a saint, Jesus did hear her prayers

Saint George was soon descented from heaven

with his golden saddle and his golden horse.

There he stands thinking about the way should he greet her.

"If i call her a clove, cloves have pointy edges

if i call her a rose, roses have thorns.

Whatever, we'll just greet her as we always greet people"

"Rejoice, beautiful lady, have a nice day

may your eyebrows be full of flowers and rose-water.

What are you doing, my lady, near the well of the dragon

this evil dragon, if he sees you he will get out and eat you.

My master, i do not have the time to tell you about our sufferings

Out of hunger, humans eat each other

This was meant by luck, by my fate

to by buried inside the stomach of the dragon.

There the dragon ascents from below

and he was secretly excited seeing all the three of them

I will eat the man for breakfast, the woman for lunch

and for dinner i will eat the horse with its saddle.

But he was struck with the sword so hard that the city trembled

and the seat of the King fell down and broke

Then he ( S.George) took out of his bag a long chain

and he caught and he enchained this big snake.

Drag him, my lady, take it to the capital

so as the unbaptized would see it and get baptized

so as the unfaithful ones shall see it and learn how to have faith

As soon as the king saw them, he was secretly full of joy

Who is that man who did me such a favor

I will give him my kingdom and my treasure

i will give him my daughter and i will make him my son-in-law

And the Saint replied and said to him:

I neither want your kingdom, nor your treasure

I only want you to build a church, in the memory of Saint George

whom feast day is in 23rd of April

whom feast day is in 23rd of April

• Artist:Alkinoos Ioannidis
• Album:Που δύσην ως ανατολήν 2006