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[amed]

I am trying to find the name of a song I heard performed in Cyprus. Maybe someone can help. All I know is the song is about a bird who has built a nest in many places. The idea was the bird should be free and be able to fly off and make as many nests as it wants. The bird is suppose to symbolize a man and the nest a women.

[Filitsa]

Are you serious?!

[LENA]

Yes I know what song...lol i will find it on youtube and post it

[kafenes]

The bird can only be a swallow 'khelidoni' and I think there a few songs about swallows. Come on Lena see if you can come up with something.

[LENA]

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=xM34fTzlymI[/youtube]

Ok that one is a very bad video clip but is the only one they had in youtube. Sorry. I hope is the one you were looking for. I cannot say that you will enjoy it but...

[LENA]

The bird can only be a swallow 'khelidoni' and I think there a few songs about swallows. Come on Lena see if you can come up with something.

Kafene I said I am good to this game

[kafenes]

The bird can only be a swallow 'khelidoni' and I think there a few songs about swallows. Come on Lena see if you can come up with something.

Kafene I said I am good to this game

I hope that's the song. Now I can sleep in peace.

[LENA]

The bird can only be a swallow 'khelidoni' and I think there a few songs about swallows. Come on Lena see if you can come up with something.

Kafene I said I am good to this game

I hope that's the song. Now I can sleep in peace.

Good night Kafene...i am off to bed too...long day and I need to be up early as well!

[Bananiot]

The song is sang by Christakis and is titled "Tha ziso elefthero pouli". The lyrics:

Δεν θέλω μόνιμη αγκαλιά, δεν θέλω μόνιμα φιλιά
Δεν θέλω έλεγχο τι κάνω και που πάω
Τi ώρα γύρισα εχθές, με ποιες αλήτευα προχθές
Τέτοια σκλαβιά δεν την μπορώ, δεν τη βαστάω

Θα ζήσω ελεύθερο πουλί κι όχι κορόιδο στο κλουβί
Για μια μονάχα θηλυκιά να κελαηδάω
Θα χτίσω είκοσι φωλιές κι άμα γουστάρω αγκαλιές
Από κανάρα σε κανάρα θα πετάω

Θέλει η ζωή μας αλλαγές και ας τσαντίζονται πολλές
Δεν δίνω φράγκο κάθε μια τι θα μου σούρει
Και το πουλί για να τραφεί, πρέπει ν' αλλάζει τη τροφή
Κι όχι σκέτο κανναβούρι κανναβούρι

Θα ζήσω ελεύθερο πουλί κι όχι κορόιδο στο κλουβί
Για μια μονάχα θηλυκιά να κελαηδάω
Θα χτίσω είκοσι φωλιές κι άμα γουστάρω αγκαλιές
Από κανάρα σε κανάρα θα πετάω

[Nikitas]

The title of the song is Η Κανάρα, the female canary, Christaki's most famous song, one of the all time great rebetika even though he was not strictly speaking a rebetis.