Καλλιτέχνης [Kallitechnis] [English translation]

With an orchestra as a backdrop

And a commercial voice,

You spend your hours on a dance floor.

You're so-and-so, an artist of some great art

But you never learned what an artist truly is.

Artist, they'll say, alone in a prison on a channel of bitterness

Artist, they'll say, speak with silence so that the others can hear

Artist, they'll say, how you aren't all that and you're mimicking the rest.

If those who are watching you clap for you,

Don't be flattered, it's just out of habit 1

And if you're an artist of this art, you're just a poster 2,

You're not a true artist.

1. As in, the subject of the song isn't that good and the audience is clapping to be polite.2. He's basically calling this person a cheap reprint of true art.

• Artist:Notis Sfakianakis
• Album:Νύχτες μαγικές (Live)