Γενέθλια [Genethlia] [Transliteration]

VERSE 1:

On Path of sorrow

On the bridge of sighs

My mother birthed me

One Autumn night,

life, my eyes witnessed your cold heart

With plastic baby rattles

pretty and colourful

they lulled me to sleep

And these small eyes

saw the world naively

and optimistically

VERSE 2:

The milk was bitter

and the water was brackish

that I grew up on

Across my crib

my horrible destiny

was coveting me with pride

My cries were muffled

like I had something to say

but no one understood me

One sad breath

for the whore of a life

that was bestowed upon me

CHORUS 1:

So this is how I began, this is how I began

they never asked me life, but I got used to you

Like an injured eagle in the dirt

I look for strength to carry on

Like an injured eagle in the dirt

I look for strength to carry on

CHORUS 2 (doesn't belong here)

VERSE 3:

On top of Mud and spikes

in the fire of this unjust world

I took my first steps

My balance sure and steady

so I can keep up with life

but still I failed

The letters A and H

were the first letters I learned in my school years

that is why the words "AHHH" and "WHY"

wherever I am, they follow me

even now in my 40's

VERSE 4:

This is how time passed

and I, hunched over, through my journey

I dreamed...

As luck would have it

I was one of those

that swam in the froth

and the muddy water

My souls blood drips down

like droplets from the rain

but who's to care

And the invisible wound

hemorrhaging inside of me,

who's there to share it

CHORUS 1:

So this is how I began, this is how I began

they never asked me life, but I got used to you

Like an injured eagle in the dirt

I look for strength to carry on

Like an injured eagle in the dirt

I look for strength to carry on

Chorus 2:

So this is how I began, this is how I began

they showed me one thing, but I experienced another

My God, if I could only know the day of my death

I would celebrate my death like a birthday.

My God, if I could only know the day of my death

I would celebrate my death like a birthday.

• Artist:Notis Sfakianakis
• Album:Με αγάπη ό,τι κάνεις - 2004