Here is the song that thought was originally Cypriot in orgin, but turned out to be Greek instead.
The song is the first foreign language song I ever listened too. It was the Greek entry at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest. It is also remembered for being ultra political in its lyrics.
Panagia Mou, Panagia Mou
Here Are the Greek Lyrics:
Kampos gematos portokalia, oi-oi mana m’Pou pera os pera aplonet’ i eliaGyro chrysizoun t’ akrogialia, oi-oi mana m’Kai se thamponei, thamponei i antilia
Ston topo afto otan tha pate, oi-oi mana m’
Skines an deite, an deite sti seira
De tha ‘nai kampin’nk gia touristes, oi-oi mana m’
Tha ‘nai monacha, monacha prosfygia
Panagia mou, Panagia mou
Parigora tin kardia mou
Panagia mou, Panagia mou
Parigora tin kardia mou
Ki an deite ereipia nkremismena, oi-oi mana m’
Den tha ‘nai ap’ alles, ap’ alles epoches
Apo napalm tha ‘nai kamena, oi-oi mana m’
Tha ‘nai ta myria chalasmata tou chtes
Ki an deite gi freskoskammeni, oi-oi mana m’
Den tha ‘nai kampos, ‘nai kampos karperos
Stavroi tha einai fytemenoi, oi-oi mana m’
Pou tous sapizei, sapizei o kairos
Panagia mou, Panagia mou
Parigora tin kardia mou
Panagia mou, Panagia mou
Parigora tin kardia mou
Here is the English translation
Fields full of oranges, oh-oh my MotherWhere olive trees spread from end to endAround them, the seashores shine like gold, oh-oh my MotherAnd you’re blinded, blinded by the intense light
When you go to this place, oh-oh my Mother
And you see, you see tents in a row
It’s not a camping place for tourists, oh-oh my Mother
They’re only, only refugees
My Lady, my Lady
Soothe my heart
My Lady, my Lady
Soothe my heart
And if you see shattered ruins, oh-oh my Mother
It’s not from other, from other eras
It is burnt by napalm, oh-oh my Mother
Since yesterday, there are countless crumbled rocks
And if you see newly dug land, oh-oh my Mother
They’re not fertile fields, fields
There will be crosses planted on them, oh-oh my Mother
Which will decompose, decompose through time
My Lady, my Lady
Soothe my heart
My Lady, my Lady
Soothe my heart