Ta pediá tou Pireá / Τα Παιδιά του Πειραιά / Children of Piraeus
Manos Hatzidakis (Μάνος Χατζιδάκις) 1960
Famous popular song composed in 1960 for the movie Never on Sunday ( Ποτέ την Κυριακή, Poté tin Kyriakí)
The film tells the story of Ilya, a self-employed, free-spirited prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist and classical scholar who is enamored of all things Greek. Homer feels Ilya's life style typifies the degradation of Greek classical culture, and attempts to steer her onto the path of morality, while, at the same time, Ilya attempts to loosen Homer up.
In 1961, the song was nominated and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, a first for a foreign-language picture since the Academy began to recognize achievements in this category in 1934
Melina Mercouri (Sottitoli in italiano)
Dalida
Pink Martini
Nana Mouskouri
Connie Francis
Τα Παιδιά Του Πειραιά
Aπ' το παράθυρό μου στέλνω
ένα δύο και τρία και τέσσερα φιλιά
που φτάνουν στο λιμάνι
ένα και δύο και τρία και τέσσερα πουλιά
Πώς ήθελα να είχα ένα και δύο
και τρία και τέσσερα παιδιά
που σαν θα μεγαλώσουν όλα
θα γίνουν λεβέντες για χάρη του Πειραιά
Όσο κι αν ψάξω, δεν βρίσκω άλλο λιμάνι
τρελή να με 'χει κάνει, όσο τον Πειραιά
Που όταν βραδιάζει, τραγούδια μ' αραδιάζει
και τις πενιές του αλλάζει, γεμίζει από παιδιά
Aπό την πόρτα μου σαν βγω
δεν υπάρχει κανείς που να μην τον αγαπώ
και σαν το βράδυ κοιμηθώ, ξέρω πως
ξέρω πως, πως θα τον ονειρευτώ
Πετράδια βάζω στο λαιμό, και μια χά-
και μια χά-, και μια χάντρα φυλακτό
γιατί τα βράδια καρτερώ, στο λιμάνι σαν βγω
κάποιον άγνωστο να βρω
Όσο κι αν ψάξω...
Phonetic Version
Ta pediá tou Pireá
Ap to parathiro mou stelno ena dio
Ke tria ke tessera filia
Pou ftanoun sto limani ena ke dio
Ke tria ke tessera poulia
Pos ithela na eho ena ke dio
Ke tria ke tessera pedia
Pou san tha megalosoun ola na ginoun
Levendes gia hari tou Pirea
Osso ki an psaxo
Den vrisko allo limani
Treli na m ehi kani
Apo ton Pirea
Pou otan vradiazi
Tragudia m aradiazi
Ke tis penies tou allazi
Gemizi apo pedia
Apo tin porta mou san vgo
Den iparhi kanis
Pou na min ton agapo
Ke san to vradi kimitho
Xero pos, xero pos
Pos tha ton onirefto
Petradia vazo sto lemo
Ke mia han.., ke mia han..
Ke mia handra filahto
Giati vradia kartero
Sto limani san tha vgo
Kappion ahnosto na vro
Osso ki an psaxo
Te vrisko allo limani
Treli na m ehi kani
Apo tou Pirea
Pou otan vradiazi
Tragudia m aradiazi
Ke tis penies tou allazi
Gemizi apo pedia
Pos ithela na eho ena ke dio
Ke tria ke tessera pedia
The Children of Piraeus
From my window I send one and two and three and four kisses
That reach the Port’s one and two and three and four birds
I would have wanted to have had one and two and three and four children (boys)
Who when grown up would become stalwart lads for the joy of Piraeus
No matter how much I would search, I'd never find another such port
Nothing makes me as crazy as does, Piraeus
When twilight falls, songs fill the air
And as the Port’s (Bouzouki) plectrums strum, it fills up with the lads
Ahh (sigh) from the moment I step outside my door
There’s no one that exists with whom I won’t make love
And in the evening when I sleep, I know that, I know that I’ll dream about him
Beads I’ll place around my neck like rosaries; like protecting rosaries
And in the evenings I’ll wait at the Port
Where some stranger I'll find
No matter how much I would search, I'd never find another such port
Nothing makes me as crazy as does, Piraeus
When twilight falls, songs fill the air
And as the Port’s (Bouzouki) plectrums strum, it fills up with the lads
I ragazzi del Pireo
Dalla mia finestra mando uno, due, tre, quattro baci che arrivano al porto come uno, due, tre, quattro uccelli come vorrei avere uno, due, tre, quattro figli che quando cresceranno tutti saranno baldi giovani per l'orgoglio del Pireo per quanto io cerchi non riesco a trovare un altro porto che mi abbia fatta impazzire come il Pireo che quando si fa sera mi sforna canzoni cambia i suoi plettri e si riempie di giovani appena varco la soglia ed esco non c'è nessuno che io non ami e quando mi addormento la sera so che me lo sognerò indosso collana di pietre e una perlina come amuleto perché aspetto la sera quando esco al porto di trovare qualche sconosciuto
