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Χαράμισα
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This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the Greek song "Charamisa" (Χαράμισα), which was sung by Eleftheria Christopoulou. Some people spell the song title as "Haramisa". Also included is a pronunciation guide for the Greek lyrics so you can sing along if you like. Song lyrics are provided for educational purposes. If you like the song, please purchase either the album or a download from an authorized source. About this SongVarious sources in Greek suggest this song has an Egyptian counterpart with Arabic lyrics. However, they don't identify the Arabic title of the song or the composer. About Eleftheria ChristopoulouEleftheria Christopoulou was a Greek Romani singer, born in the early 1950's. Her brief career lasted from 1975 to 1980, with one final album released in 1990. |
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Song: Charamisa (I Wasted), 1979 Lyrics: Abdallah El Sayed Medgahed Original Artist: Eleftheria Christopoulou Dance Style: Belly Dance Album: Tragoudo Tin Agapi (I Sing The Love) |
Τραγουδι: Χαράμισα, 1979 Στίχοι: Αμπνταλλα Ελ Σαγιεντ Μεντγκαχεντ Πρώτη Εκτέλεση: Ελευθερία Χριστοπούλου Χορός: Ορίενταλ, Χορό Της Κοιλιάς, Ανατολίτικο Χορό, Τσιφτετέλι, Τσιφτετέλια, Χανουμικο, Κελικος Χορός Άλμπουμ: Τραγουδώ Την Αγάπη |
Lyrics
Numbers in parentheses refer to footnotes that appear at the bottom of the translation.
Greek Lyrics |
Pronunciation |
English Translation |
| Γιατί με περιφρόνησες | yiati me perifronises | Why did you scorn me? |
| εμένανε, εμένανε | emenane, emenane | I, I |
| που σ' αγαπώ | pou s' agapo | who loves you? |
| γιατί με περιφρόνησες | yiati me perifronises | Why did you scorn me? |
| και μ' έκανες, και μ' έκανες | ke m' ekanes, k m' ekanes | And you made me, and you made me |
| να τρελαθώ | na trelatho | go crazy. |
| Λάθος έκανα εγώ | lathos ekana ego | I made the mistake |
| που σ' αγάπησα | pou s' agapisa | of loving you. |
| τώρα όμως σ' αγαπώ | tora omos s' agapo | But now I love you, |
| και ας μετάνιωσα | ke as metaniosa | even though I regret |
| που σ' αγάπησα | pou s' agapisa | that I loved you. |
| Την όμορφη αγάπη μας | tin omorfi agapi mas | Our beautiful love — |
| την πέταξες, την πέταξες | tin petaxes, tin petaxes | you threw it, you threw it |
| μεσ' στο γκρεμό | mes' sto gremo | down the cliff. |
| και τα τρελά τα χάδια μου | ke ta trela ta hadia mou | And my crazy caresses — |
| τα ξέχασες, τα ξέχασες | ta xehases, ta xehases | you forgot them, you forgot them |
| σ' ένα λεπτό | s' ena lepto | in a minute. |
| Λάθος έκανα εγώ | lathos ekana ego | I made the mistake |
| που σ' αγάπησα | pou s' agapisa | of loving you. |
| τώρα όμως σ' αγαπώ | tora omos s' agapo | But now I love you, |
| και ας μετάνιωσα | ke as metaniosa | even though I regret |
| που σ' αγάπησα | pou s' agapisa | that I loved you. |
| Γιατί με περιφρόνησες | yiati me perifronises | Why did you scorn me? |
| εμένανε, εμένανε | emenane, emenane | I, I |
| που σ' αγαπώ | pou s' agapo | who loves you? |
Translations of
Eleftheria Christopoulou's Songs On This Site
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About the Translator
This page was contributed by Panayiota Bakis, who is happy to share her culture and music she grew up with! Here's how Panayiota describes her background:
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