Anoixe petra - Marinella - English Lyrics

Anoixe petra – Marinella

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 in Greek Songs

Marinella sings Anoixe petra, an infamous Greek song translated to “Open tombstone” in English. Anoixe petra has to be one of the all time classic Greek songs, and probably the most characteristic song sung by Marinella. The song was heard for the first time in the Greek movie “Gorgones kai magkes” in 1969.

Marinella was not a very known and popular singer up that point, because she was under the shadow of Kazantzidis, but the movie and her impressive performance of that song made her an instant star. Marinella sings a love song about the loss of her love – Anoixe petra literally means “Open stone” but in popular Greek language the stone can refer to the tombstone, especially in cases of despair, fear or loss.

Anoixe petra is a zeibekiko song, and here we see the original clip from the movie, with a very known dancer – actor, Metaxopoulos, dancing the zeibekiko dance following the rhythm of the song.

Lyrics: Lefteris Papadopoulos
Music: Mimis Plessas
Performed by: Marinella

Anoixe petra – Marinella – English Lyrics

Open tombstone for me to shut in
so that the sun may not see me,
instead of bride I now must,
I must dress in black.
Open tombstone for me to go in
I’m losing the man I love

Night descend from the mountains
night clad in black,
the man I loved
now hurts for another woman.
Night descend from the mountains
so that day may never see me again

Wenches, enter the chorus
and leave me all alone
I’ve been severed like a wheat
and now I’m shaking like a feather.
Wenches, enter the chorus
I’ve lost the one I’ve been waiting for