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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby GreekIslandGirl » Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:14 pm

miltiades wrote:Lets see if any of you ...Charlies or kalamarades can translate the following sentence.

Epepsen ton i stete tou na pari ton garon sto kana na pshe nero.
Exippastin o mavroerimos che eklosise ton mitsin mes ta rchidthia. En ipen mana :D


Easy - for a deeper, peasant paphian than you. :D

His grandmother sent him with the ass to the canal to drink water.
He got excited, the *malevolent, and he kicked the little one in the ghoolies. He didn't say a thing. :)

( * no direct equivalent in English; based on literal translation, "black desert" )
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby GreekIslandGirl » Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:19 pm

All together now ... :D



Εσε έ-βερεβε-ναν
ά-βαραβα-στρον
τζια ε-βερε-ν μιτσίν
μες τους-βουρουβου-ς
εφτά-βαραβα πλανή-βιριβι-τες
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........

Τζεπιά-βαραβα-σαν με-βερεβε
μες τη-βιρβι-ν καρκιάν
τα λό-βοροβο-για
που βουρουβου μου
εί-βιριβι-πες
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........

Επή-βιριβι-αν τζ-ει-βιριβι-παν
της βιριβι-ς πελλής
πως έ-βερεβε-ν να πά-βαραβά-ω
πέ-βερεβε-ρα
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........

Τζια εμά-βαραβα-εψε βερεβε-ν
την θά-βαραβα-λασσαν
τζε ασή-βιριβι-κωσέ βερεβε-ν
αέ-βερεβε-ραν
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby Paphitis » Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:39 pm

WTF? :shock:
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby miltiades » Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:30 pm

Paphitis wrote:WTF? :shock:

Its all ...Greek to me :lol:
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby GreekIslandGirl » Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:53 pm

miltiades wrote:
Paphitis wrote:WTF? :shock:

Its all ...Greek to me :lol:


You should both feel ashamed of yourselves! Yes it is Greek; it's Cypriot! :D

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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby B25 » Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:12 pm

GreekIslandGirl wrote:All together now ... :D



Εσε έ-βερεβε-ναν
ά-βαραβα-στρον
τζια ε-βερε-ν μιτσίν
μες τους-βουρουβου-ς
εφτά-βαραβα πλανή-βιριβι-τες
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........

Τζεπιά-βαραβα-σαν με-βερεβε
μες τη-βιρβι-ν καρκιάν
τα λό-βοροβο-για
που βουρουβου μου
εί-βιριβι-πες
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........

Επή-βιριβι-αν τζ-ει-βιριβι-παν
της βιριβι-ς πελλής
πως έ-βερεβε-ν να πά-βαραβά-ω
πέ-βερεβε-ρα
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........

Τζια εμά-βαραβα-εψε βερεβε-ν
την θά-βαραβα-λασσαν
τζε ασή-βιριβι-κωσέ βερεβε-ν
αέ-βερεβε-ραν
για-βαρα-λουρου-βουρου-δα μου

Τριαλάλα-λα-λα........


I love that song, any one who claims to be a cypriot should be ashamed if he doesnt know this tune.
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby Oceanside50 » Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:12 pm

γαμίστρα κρεβάτι.... :lol: :lol:

wheres "teneke"...tin can...or "mastroupas"..bucket, its not on the list....or "vata"...ceramic jug
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby bill cobbett » Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:45 pm

Oceanside50 wrote:γαμίστρα κρεβάτι.... :lol: :lol:

wheres "teneke"...tin can...or "mastroupas"..bucket, its not on the list....or "vata"...ceramic jug


bucket...??? isn't that a sigla ...???
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby GreekIslandGirl » Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:54 pm

bill cobbett wrote:
Oceanside50 wrote:γαμίστρα κρεβάτι.... :lol: :lol:

wheres "teneke"...tin can...or "mastroupas"..bucket, its not on the list....or "vata"...ceramic jug


bucket...??? isn't that a sigla ...???


Do you know what we haven't had for a looooong while?

......... tsiattista !! :D

Take it away, bill c. .......
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Re: Mother tongue: our dialect

Postby Schnauzer » Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:15 pm

Sorry folks, double entry. :lol:
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