Βασιλική [Vasilikí] [English translation]

Vasiliki,1 you took love too seriously.

Vasiliki, you took love too seriously.

And you ended up dying in Marif2

And you ended up dying in Marif

Vasiliki, you shouldn't have loved Stergios

Vasiliki, you shouldn't have loved Stergios

Vasiliki, you should have left him instead

Vasiliki, you should have left him instead

Vasiliki, you were blonde and beautiful like a doll

Vasiliki, you were blonde and beautiful like a doll

How come you decided to take the poison

How come you decided to take the poison

I made a nice lemonade out of the poison

I made a nice lemonade out of the poison

I was raising the glass and drinking it with such delight

I was raising the glass and drinking it with such delight

1. Greek female given name 2. either referring to an old bridge or a cemetary in Veria, a city in northern Greece.

• Artist:Nikos Ziogalas
• Album:Παραδοσιακό (1994)