Pink Martini-Children of Piraeus(in honor of the SYRIZA victory tonight)
(your grandmother probably knew this song as "Never on Sunday", with really cheesy English lyrics. It's actually a tribute to the people of the Piraeus, the working-class harbor district of Athens-the kind of people hit hardest by the austerity in the last few years and who are celebrating the victory of SYRIZA loudly tonight):
The translation of the lyrics is below:
From my balcony I send
One, two, three and four kisses to the world
Over the docks of Piraeus fly
One, two, three and four seagulls, I am told
How much I'd love to have
One, two, three and four boys, proud and fine
And when one day they grow up
They'll be manly and strong
For this precious port of mine
And when I come out of my door
There is no one in the world, there is
No one I don't love
And every night I close my eyes and I
Sleep and I know
I'll dream of them just like before
Jewels around my neck
A good-luck charm I carry
Because the night falls and I long
To find a perfect stranger
And seduce him with my song
So much I've tried
I've never found a port
To captivate my heart
As Piraeus does
And when the night falls
The air is filled with songs
With tunes and sounds and laughter
Bursting with life and youthful calls
Link:
http://www.vagalume.com.br/martini-pink/children-of-piraeus.html#ixzz3PshKEP3f