Ta paidia kato ston kampo Lyrics English translation

the children down the plain
do not speak with the weather ("elements")
merely, (the children) fall into the rivers
(so that the children) may "retrieve the cross"

the children down the plain
are chasing off a "fool"
(the children) are choking him with their (bare) hands
and (the children) are burning him at the seashore

(do) come, daughter of the moon
daughter of the morning star
(to) "offer" our children
a few of the heaven's caresses

the children down the plain
are chasing the "townsmen"
(the children) are shlashing the heads
of "foe" and "the faithful" (alike)

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are "gathering" rosemary
and (the children) are adorning the "fountain springs"
(so that) the "young lasses" may "plunge" (in)

the children, in the fields
are mocking the priest
(the children) dress him up with all the (sacerdotal) vestments
and take him to the market place

(do) come, daughter of the moon
(do) come and light up a fire
behold (of) how many young lads
are sleeping in (the still of) the night

the children have no memory
(the children) are "selling off" their ancestors
and all (of that, the children) will grab hold of, nothing will last
for at once, (the children) are melancholy