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Hasapiko 40 or Ilie mou vasilia mou

Dimitra Galani sings hasapiko 40, a Greek song which translates to Hasapiko Dance, number 40. Hasapiko 40 is also known as "Ilie mou vasilia mou" (My sun, my king) from the first verse of the lyrics of the song. Hasapiko 40 is a song composed by Manos Hadjidakis, and has a rather interesting story. First [...]

Mou 'takses taksidi na me pas - Dimitra Galani

Dimitra Galani sings Mou 'takses taksidi na me pas, a Greek song which translates to You promised me to take me on a journey in English. It is a song written by Sotia Tsotou and Hristos Nikolopoulos. Mou 'takses taksidi na me pas is a love song, so tender and nice that it brings you [...]

Ta galazia sou grammata - Dimitra Galani

Dimitra Galani sings Ta galazia sou grammata, a Greek song which translates to "Your azure letters" in English. Ta galazia sou grammata is a classic Greek song, written by Giorgos Kanellopoulos and composed by Giorgos Hatzinasios. This is a song about love and lost feelings: I sit and read your azure letters ... nostalgia and [...]

Se thelo edo - Galani, Karadimos

Dimitra Galani and Giorgos Karadimos sing Se thelo edo, a Greek song which translates to "I want you here". It is the Greek version of the song "Vivo per lei" ( I live for her) sung by Andrea Bocelli και Helene Segara in Italian. The Greek lyrics of song are written by Nikos Moraitis. Se thelo [...]

Maria me ta kitrina - Dimitra Galani

Dimitra Galani sings Maria me ta kitrina, which means “Maria in Yellow” in English, a Greek Song written by Vassilis Dimitriou. This is a song that belongs to the category of light laika songs as we say in Greece and is a traditional folk song adapted in its known version by Vassilis Dimitriou in 1972. [...]

Akrogialies Dilina - Dimitra Galani

Dimitra Galani sings Akrogiales Dilina, a very popular Greek song that means "Seashores and Sunsets", one of the most beloved laika song, composed by Vasilis Tsitsanis, an immensely important Greek Composer. The song reflects the pain and quest of a woman, trying to find her love, "wandering as a shadow alone on earth“. As all [...]

Den Eisai Edo – Dimitra Galani

Dimitra Galani sings "Den eisai edo", a powerful Greek song which means "You are not here". Even if you don’t speak any Greek you know from the very beginning what this song is about. Suggestive and probing Dimitra’s voice coupled with the imposing music of Korkolis in the song, tells it right away - “You [...]