Oi filoi mou haramata – Haris Alexiou

Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 in Greek Songs

Haris Alexiou sings “Oi filoi mou haramata“,  a Greek Song meaning “My friends at dawn”.

With “Oi Filoi Mou haramata” Haris Alexiou amazes us with her gracious voice full of longing and love in this song that she composed and wrote lyrics for.

“My friends at dawn” tell us a story we can easy identify with: “What am I doing here, with so much love around me?” When love is everywhere, laughter and joy paint the air, when dawn opens its veils to cherish the lovers…And behind the door, there is loneliness and longing…a wish “to be part of their joy” and wish to “hide from everyone”.

The song starts with a heavy feeling of sadness mixed in Alexiou’s voice and sighs, but soon turns into a rhythm and melody that you simply cannot resist. Let’s be one of Alexiou’s friends at dawn while listening to the song…

Lyrics: Haris Alexiou
Music: Haris Alexiou
Performed by: Haris Alexiou

Oi filoi mou haramata – English Lyrics

I hear laughter and footsteps on the stairs
my friends again come home at dawn
still holding their bottles of beer
they pass my door singing happily
And I’ m still waiting for your laughter
holding a glass,turbid by my breath
I hear a knock on my door, but I rest silent
because tonight I want to hide from everyone

Because I can’t stand them coupled
and I,without having you to hold in my arms
What am I doing here,with so much love around me?
Because I envy them all
and I’m longing for your caress
A body lost in the winds
What am I doing here among the lovers?

I’ m out of lies to tell them
I told them you travel for your work
and while I want be part of their joy
I let my pride prevail..

Because I’ m still waiting to hear your footsteps
holding a glass turbid by my breath
I hear a knock on my door ,but I don’t answer
because tonight I want to hide from everyone

Oi filoi mou haramata – Greek Lyrics

Οι Φίλοι μου Χαράματα – Ελληνικοί Στίχοι

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