Sta limania – Natasha Theodoridou
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 in Greek Songs
Natasha Theodoridou sings Sta limania, a Greek song which means “At the ports”. The song Sta limania is one of the songs that stood out from the soundtrack from the movie Touch of Spice (in Greek Politiki Kouzina).
Ta limania, the movie song, reflects the general atmosphere of the movie, which is inevitably nostalgic and sweet, referring to the lost homeland for many Greeks, who were deported from Instanbul in the 70s. The music and the tender lyrics create a rather soul touching result, making you feel really nostalgic about a time, an Era, a love, a person, a feeling.
The great success of the song is that it’s a love song, with a strong personal nuance that makes it very gentle and warm. One of the great surprises for us all when the song was released, was that it was performed by Natasha Theodoridou, who was rather limited to laika songs so far, avoiding some more artistic and slow types of the Greek Music. She managed to dress the lyrics with tenderness and a very affectionate and delicate voice, making a huge difference from the rest of her repertoire.
Music: Evanthia Remboutsika
Lyrics: Tassos Boulmetis
Performance: Natasha Theodoridou
Sta limania – English Lyrics
Tell me what you are looking for
At the stations you have loved
No matter what they tell you
The compasses always show north
If you won’t be betrayed
From the traces you have left behind
You won’t be relieved
If you keep coming back to the haunts of sore
The fumes at the train rails
Show you yesterday, want it or not
At the ports, the lighthouse flashes
Have built fires, oh don’t cry
If you will be lost again
At the neighborhood of your heart
Somewhere close by
A drunken shadow is waiting
A sweet balsam
I will be by your side
A thirsty map
Wanting to drink the ink of your route
Sta limania – Greek Lyrics
Στα λιμάνια – Νατάσα Θεοδωρίδου – Ελληνικοί Στίχοι
Πες μου τι ζητάς
στους σταθμούς που αγάπησες
ό,τι κι αν σου πουν
οι πυξίδες δείχνουν πάντα το βοριά
Αν δεν προδωθείς
απ’ τα χνάρια που άφησες
δεν θα λυτρωθείς
αν γυρίζεις στα λημέρια της πληγής
Τα ντουμάνια στου τρένου τις γραμμές
σου δείχνουνε το χθες θες δε θες
Στα λιμάνια των φάρων οι ριπές
ανάψανε φωτιές αχ μην κλαις
Αν χαθείς ξανά
στης καρδιάς τον μαχαλά
Κάπου εκεί κοντά
Μεθυσμένη περιμένει μια σκιά
Βάλσαμο γλυκό
Θα ‘μαι δίπλα σου εγώ
χάρτης που διψώ
το μελάνι της πορείας σου να πιω
