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You have entangled me, you have,
like a bee,
I am fed up being your slave
and also your ransomer, my little one.

You have entangled me, you have,
mind and heart,
you will sell me as a slave
in Barbary, my little one.

Translated by Mania Seferiades

Μ’ έχεις μπερντεμένο

Μ’ έχεις μπερντεμένο, μ’ έχεις,
ωσάν τη μέλισσα,
σκλάβος κι αγοραστής σου, μικρό μου
εγώ εβαζιέστησα.

Μ’ έχεις μπερντεμένο, μ’ έχεις,
το νου και την καρδιά,
σκλάβο θα με πουλήσεις, μικρό μου
μέσα στη Μπαρμπαριά.

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Studio recording, 1991.

Based on Simon Karas' recording which belongs to the Association for the Dissemination of Greek National Music.

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