Текст и перевод песни Nikos Ikonomopoulos - Άλλα Μου Τάξανε

Άλλα Μου Τάξανε

Γεννήθηκα χωρίς να με ρωτήσουν
και νόμιζα πως θα με νανουρίσουν
με τα τραγούδια της ψυχής και την αλήθεια
όμως μου λέγανε συνέχεια παραμύθια
Μεγάλωνα κι αντίκριζα τον κόσμο
μα έβρισκα κλειστό τον κάθε δρόμο
κι όλοι μου λέγαν η ζωή είναι μπροστά μου
όμως δε μ′άφηναν ν'ανοίξω τα φτερά μου
Κατάλαβα στα είκοσι πριν φτάσω
εμένα να κερδίσω πριν με χάσω
κι έτσι πριν γίνω ένα πιόνι στην σκακιέρα
έγινα ελεύθερος εγώ σαν τον αέρα
Άλλα μου τάξανε πολλοί και άλλα μου δώσανε
όμως με κάναν δυνατό κι ας με πληγώσανε
ό, τι αγάπησα πολύ μου το στερήσανε
μα δε μου πήραν την ψυχή δε με νικήσανε
Γεννήθηκα χωρίς να με ρωτήσουν
στη φυλακή τους θέλαν να με κλείσουν
θέλαν να γίνω το χαμένο είδωλό τους
λίγο καλύτερος από τον εαυτό τους
Περνούσανε τα χρόνια μα δε ζούσα
να βρω τον εαυτό μου προσπαθούσα
κι έτσι πριν φτάσω στα τριάντα και σαλτάρω
είπα στα χέρια τη ζωή μου εγώ να πάρω

What they promised me

Born without being asked
And thought that you would rock me
With soothing melodies and the truth
Instead, they spun me fairy tales
Grew up and looked out at the world
But found every pathway barred
And everyone said my life lay before me
Yet refused to let me spread my wings
In my twenties I understood thatI had to win, before I lost myselfAnd so, before I became a pawn in the chess gameI set myself free, light as airThey promised me the world but gave me so littleYet they made me strong and fierce, even if they hurt meThey snatched away my dearest lovesBut they did not take my spirit, they did not defeat meBorn without being askedThey wanted to lock me away in their prisonThey wanted me to be their lost idolLittle better than themselvesYears passed, but I did not liveStruggling to find my own soulAnd so, before I reached thirty and stumbledI grasped life in my hands
I had to win, before I lost myself
And so, before I became a pawn in the chess game
I set myself free, light as air
They promised me the world but gave me so little
Yet they made me strong and fierce, even if they hurt me
They snatched away my dearest loves
But they did not take my spirit, they did not defeat me
Born without being asked
They wanted to lock me away in their prison
They wanted me to be their lost idol
Little better than themselves
Years passed, but I did not live
Struggling to find my own soul
And so, before I reached thirty and stumbled
I grasped life in my hands