I trata m as i kourelou

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I trata m as i k ourelou

O ur traw l th e p atch w ork

I trata m as i kourelou
i chiliom palom eni
olo tin ebalonane
kiolo itan x ilom eni.

our traw l the patchw ork

w hitch is a thousand tim es patched
they w ere patching it all the tim e
but it w as alw ay s unw oven.

E vira m ia, sta pania

evira dy o, sto chorio
evira treis, sto spiti tis.

Heave ho onse, to the sails

heave ho tw ice, to the village
heave ho three tim es, in its hom e.

A n to 'x ere i m ana m ou

pos douleva stin trata
tha m ou 'stelne ta roucha m ou
kai tin palia m ou vraka.

If m y m other knew
that i w as w orking in the traw l
she w ould send m e m y clothes
and m y old breeches.

E vira m ia, sta pania

evira dy o, sto chorio
evira treis, sto spiti tis.

Heave ho onse, to the sails

heave ho tw ice, to the village
heave ho three tim es, in its hom e.

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