Z - Pios Den Mila Yia Ti Lambri
English translation: Who fears to speak of Easter Week
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| Greek to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Music / Meaning of a title by Theodorakis | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Sophia Sakellis Australia Local time: 08:58 | ||||||
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| Who Fears to Speak of Easter Week - different versions? |
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peer agreement (net): +1| Z - Pios Den Mila Yia Ti Lambri/Ποιος δε μιλά για τη Λαμπρή Who fears to speak of Easter Week Explanation: "Ποιος δε μιλά για τη Λαμπρή" Original poem "Who fears to speak of Easter Week" by Brendan Behan, translated into Greek by Βασίλης Ρώτας (Vasilis Rotas), music by Mikis Theodorakis. Lyrics links below. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days8 hrs (2017-10-01 11:52:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And here is a link with some interesting information on Brendan Behan's play “The Hostage”, and on "The Laughing Boy” (Το γελαστό παιδί) composed by Theodorakis and sung by Maria (not Marina) Farantouri: http://www.judecollins.com/2016/08/behan-and-kilmichael-by-m... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 days (2017-10-08 15:09:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ποιος = Who δε (or δεν) = doesn't μιλά = speaks / talks (3rd person singular, present tense) για = for / about τη (or την) = the (feminine article in accusative case) Λαμπρή = Easter Reference: http://www.irish-folk-songs.com/easter-week-lyrics.html Reference: http://www.stixoi.info/reports/song.php?song_id=18680 |
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| Reference: Who Fears to Speak of Easter Week - different versions? Reference information: The version with the reference to the 'G.P.O.' seems to be an adaptation. Compare it with this: http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/eire/whofeart.htm https://genius.com/Brendan-behan-who-fears-to-speak-of-easte... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days7 hrs (2017-10-01 11:03:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- - and, as the second of these links indicates, this version is itself based on an earlier poem by John Kells Ingram. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 days (2017-10-08 16:01:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Likewise, I knew nothing about this when I saw the film many years ago! |
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