Hey there, Vassílo, o lass from Kalamáta, ah...
Vasso, my dear Vassílo,
hey there, o lass from Mikrománi.
Oh tut, my dear Vassílo,
hey there, o lass from Mikrománi.
Hey there, they are not one, they are not two,
hey there, in my dreams, dear Vásso, don’t let me see you.
Hey there, you’ve driven all the youngsters mad,
ah... Vásso, my dear Vassílo,
hey there, and me, the orphan lad as well.
Oh tut, my dear Vassílo,
hey there, and me, the orphan lad as well.
Hey there, in the river where you bathe,
hey there, dear Vásso, you become a little dove.
Hey there, it was in Kalamáta I fell ill, oh...
Vásso, dear Vassílo,
hey there, it’s on the island I’ll get better.
Oh tut, my dear Vassílo,
hey there, it’s on the island I’ll get better.
Hey there, they are not one, they are not two,
hey there, in my dreams, dear Vásso, may I not see you.
Hey there, in wretched Philiatrá, oh...
Vásso, dear Vassílo,
hey there, I’ll drop down dead.
Oh tut, my dear Vassílo,
hey there, I’ll drop down dead.
Hey there, in the river where you bathe,
hey there, dear Vásso, you become a little dove.
Translated by John Leatham
