• Increase font size
  • Decrease font size
  • Ελληνικά
  • English

Καλλιτεχνικός Σύλλογος Δημοτικής Μουσικής Δόμνα Σαμίου

Menu
  • Domna Samiou
    • Domna Samiou
    • Contents
      • Domna Samiou
      • Biography
      • A Tale of a Life
      • Others on Domna
    • richmenu_01
      A tale of a life
      Homeless During the Civil War
      richmenu
      richmenu_02
      A tale of a life
      Next to Her Mentor Simon Karas
      richmenu_03
      Socrates Sinopoulos
      A Teacher-Student Relationship
  • Her Work
    • Her Work
    • Contents
      • Her Work
      • Discography
      • List of Songs
      • Concerts
      • "Musical Travelogue"
      • Press Clippings and Interviews
      • Collaborators
      • Domna Samiou Archives
      • Selections
    • richmenu_kalanta
      Musical Selections
      Christmas, New Year & Epiphany Carols
      richmenu
      richmenu_ton_akriton--3
      New release
      Epic Songs of Warriors and Heroes
      richmenu
      richmenu_nikos_papavramidis
      Collaborators
      Nikos Papavramidis
      pa623_main_nikos_stefanidis--2
      Collaborators
      Nikos Stefanidis (1890-1983)
      richmenu
  • The Association
    • The Association
    • Contents
      • The Association
      • About Us
      • Activities
      • The Association's Releases
      • Events
      • Sponsors and Donors
      • Web Links
    • association_richmenu_en_v3
      Activities
      Domna Samiou Archives
      richmenu
      association_richmenu_en_v3
      The Association
      The Board and the Members
      richmenu
  • The Choir
    • The Choir
    • The Lessons
    • The Teachers
    • Contact the Choir
  • Translator's Notes
    • Translator's Notes
    • Musical Instruments
    • Pronunciation Notes
  • Contact
Sign in Show/Hide Search Form

You are at: Home page Her Work List of Songs To Whom Then Shall I Tell My Woe

d19_cover
Listen to Spotify Listen to YouTube Music Listen toiTunes Listen toAmazon
To Whom Then Shall I Tell My Woe
d19_cover
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • Send with e-mail

Τίνος να πω τον πόνο μου

Listen

Lyrics

To whom then shall I tell my woe, who will not sigh or groan?
Even the tight-lipped stone itself would shed a silent tear.

The sun has set beyond the rim yet the earth still simmers.
Oh, may the heart that does not sigh know only happiness.

The sun has set beyond the rim and night is closing in,
while torments and an aching heart begin to weigh me down.

You have two lovely eyes, my dear, that gaze upon the ground;
whoever turns and looks on them is carried off to Hell.

Your eyes draw clouds across the sky, your eyebrows raise a storm;
an angel’s body such as yours I have not seen elsewhere.

Translated by John Leatham

Original Lyrics

Τίνος να πω τον πόνο μου

Τίνος να πω τον πόνο μου, να μην αναστενάξει
η πέτρα η αμίλητη κι εκείνη θε να κλάψει.

Ο ήλιος εβασίλεψε κι η γης ακόμα βράζει
χαρά σ’ εκείνη την καρδιά που δεν ανεστενάζει.

Ο ήλιος εβασίλεψε κι άρχισε να νυχτώνει
κι αρχίσανε να με βαρούν τα βάσανα κι οι πόνοι.

Έχεις δυο μάτια έμορφα που χαμηλά κοιτάνε
κι όποιος γυρίσει και τα δει στον Άδη τον(ε) πάνε.

Τα μάτια σ’ φέρνουν συννεφιά, τα φρύδια σ’ φέρνουν μπόρα
τ’ αγγελικό σου το κορμί δεν το ’δα σ’ άλλη χώρα.

Information

  • Region: Eastern Aegean
  • Area: Lesvos, Mandamados
  • Type: Couplets
  • Categories: Love Song, Sad and Plaintive Song
  • Rhythm: 9 beats
  • Duration: 05:31

Collaborators

  • Singer: Domna Samiou
  • Constantinopolitan lyra: Socrates Sinopoulos
  • Kanun: Thanassis Stergiou
  • Tambouras: Perikles Papapetropoulos
  • Oud: Haig Yazdjian
  • Bendir (frame drum): Vangelis Karipis
  • Informant (source of the song): Stratis Chiropaídis

Albums

  • Kaneloriza

Recording information

Studio recording, 1995.

Domna Samiou taped the song in Mandamados, Lesvos, sung by Stratís Chiropaídis, in 1968 in the office of the community of Mandamados.

Stratís Chiropaídis sang good and was the soul of the village feasts. He wore the traditional folk costume until the end. He took off his breeches and fez when, very old, was transferred to Athens to be taken care of by his children.

To Whom Then Shall I Tell My Woe
Stratis Chiropaídis. Mandamados, Lesvos 1968. © Domna Samiou Archive


pa1006_main_xeiropaidis
Stratis Chiropaídis (1927)

Stavros Chiropedis (the father) and his wife Eleni are sitting holding their grandchildren. Standing in the center, Stratis and his two sisters, Elizabeth and Rodothea. Photo of 1927. Photo courtesy of St. Apostolellis.

© Domna Samiou Archive

Member Comments

0 Comments

Post a comment


up to 2000
Login to post a comment
  • Home page
  • Disclaimer
  • Contact
  • Sitemap
Follow us
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
Subscribe to Newsletter
To Top
© 2010-2014 Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Powered by TOOLIP Web Content Management Designed & developed by EWORX S.A.