Den Tha Ksanagapiso – Stelios Kazantzidis
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 in Greek Songs
Stelios Kazantzidis sings Den tha ksanagapiso, a Greek song which means I shall not love again, written by Lefteris Papadopoulos and Manos Loizos. The song is synonymous with the stentorian and deep voice of Kazantzidis, and is a much loved song.
Den tha ksanagapiso is one of these songs that usually carry the crowd away in a dancing and singing mood. Not accidentally though, as it is a song that speaks to our hearts directly: My god, the second time that I will come to life, However much my heart yearns, I shall not love again…
Don’t tell me that you have never said that after a break up. Even if you are still in love and well in your relationship, the song has this little something that will make you sing with all your heart, like you really believe that you don’t want to fall in love ever again. Is it true? Well of course not we are all singing about it but who can really resist?
Lyrics: Lefteris Papadopoulos
Music: Manos Loizos
Performed by: Stelios Kazantzidis
Other performances: Haris Alexiou, Sotiris Malamas
Den tha ksanagapiso – English Lyrics
My share of joy
Others have taken it from me
Because I had pure hands
and a great heart
My god, the second time
that I will come to life
However much my heart yearns
I shall not love again
Like a sea-beaten ship’s hull
like a cracked rock
I came into life as a stranger
and as a stranger I will leave again.
My god, the second time
that I will come to life
However much my heart yearns
I shall not love again
De tha ksanagapiso – Greek Lyrics
Δε θα ξαναγαπήσω – Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης – Ελληνικοί Στίχοι
Το μερτικό μου απ’ τη χαρά μού το ‘χουν πάρει άλλοι
γιατί είχα χέρια καθαρά και μιά καρδιά μεγάλη
Θεέ μου τη δεύτερη φορά που θα ‘ρθω για να ζήσω
όσο η καρδιά κι αν λαχταρά δεν θα ξαναγαπήσω
Σαν θαλασσόδαρτο σκαρί, σαν βράχος ρημαγμένος
ήρθα σαν ξένος στη ζωή και ξαναφεύγω ξένος
Θεέ μου τη δεύτερη φορά που θα ‘ρθω για να ζήσω
όσο η καρδιά κι αν λαχταρά δεν θα ξαναγαπήσω
