ΨΑΡΟΠΟΥΛΑ – PSAROPOULA (The small fishing boat from HYDRA Island-Αργοσαρωνικός)

Παραδοσιακό Ύδρας

Στίχοι, μουσική: Δημήτρης Γκόγκος (Μπαγιαντέρας)

Traditional song from Hydra Island

Lyrics, music: Dimitris Gogos (Bayanderas)

All musical arranging / producing by Nikolas Gkinis

Video Painting by MIRABELLO

DESPINA MATRAKA & MARIA PADELAKI: vocals

ANDREAS PAPAS: perc.

GIORGOS MARINAKIS: violin

ALEXANDROS ARKADOPOULOS: clarinet,flute

YIANNIS NIKOLETOPOULOS: el.perc.

N.GKINIS: guitars,synth.,bass,lute,lafta

Ξεκινάει μια ψαροπούλα
απ’ το γιαλό
απ’ το γιαλό

Ξεκινά μια ψαροπούλα
απ’ την Ύδρα τη μικρούλα
και πηγαίνει για σφουγγάρια
όλο γιαλό
όλο γιαλό

Έχει μέσα παλληκάρια
απ’ το γιαλό
απ’ το γιαλό

Έχει μέσα παλληκάρια
που βουτάνε για σφουγγάρια
γιούσες κι όμορφα κοράλλια
απ’ το γιαλό
απ’ το γιαλό

Έχει Συμιακούς Καλύμνιους
απ’ το γιαλό
απ’ το γιαλό

Έχει Υδραίους και Ποριώτες
Αιγινίτες και Σπετσιώτες
που `ναι όλοι παλληκάρια
απ’ το γιαλό
μες στο γιαλό

Γεια χαρά σας παλληκάρια
και στο καλό
και στο καλό

Γεια χαρά σας παλληκάρια
να μας φέρετε σφουγγάρια
γιούσες κι όμορφα κοράλλια
απ’ το γιαλό
απ’ το γιαλό

 A lovely folksong from the beautiful island of Hydra- one of the closer small islands to Athens, where I enjoyed many wonderful stays at the great arhontiko (a grand old mansion) that had belonged to a famous ship owner and had been donated to the National School of Fine Arts as a «station» where young painters could go on a painting holiday. . . such beautiful memories- so blessed!!! ❤

Fishing Boat

A fishing boat sets out
from the coast
from the coast

A fishing boat sets out
from little Hydra*
and goes out for sponges
all along the coast
all along the coast

It is full of palikaria**
from the coast
from the coast

It is full of palikaria
who dive for sponges
yuses*** and beautiful corals
from the coast
from the coast

There are men from Symi and Kalymnos****
from the coast
from the coast

There are men from Hydra and Poros
Aegina and Spetses*****
who are all palikaria
from the coast
on the coast

Health and joy to you,****** palikaria
and bring sponges for us
yuses and beautiful corals
from the coast
from the coast

Health and joy to you, palikaria
and have a good trip*******
and have a good trip

Health and joy to you, palikaria
and bring sponges for us
yuses and beautiful corals
from the coast
from the coast

(translation: Eva Johanos
*a small island not far from Athens
**plural of palikari, young man- with a connotation of strength, bravery, good character and good looks- a typical Greek youth!
***plural of yusa, a Turkish word for a kind of black coral
****two of the “Dodecanese” islands, a group of twelve major islands and many smaller ones
*****four of the “Saronic” islands, named for their location in the Saronic Gulf, close to the Attic Peninsula
****** “Yeia kai hara”- a common farewell greeting
******* “Sto kalo”- another farewell greeting, meaning literally “To the good!”)