Δε σε φοβάμαι ... I am not afraid of you

Δε σε φοβάμαι κι ας μου λες,
κρατάω μαχαίρι,
έχω στα στήθια μου τους στίχους του Σεφέρη,
έχω του Γκάτσου την Αμοργό,
έχω τον Κάλβο, τον Σολωμό.
Δε σε φοβάμαι.

Δε σε φοβάμαι κι ας μου λες,
φύγε Μελίνα,
έχω έναν ήλιο φυλαχτό απ’ τη Βεργίνα,
έχω τον Όλυμπο, τον Υμηττό,
το Παλαμίδι, την κύρα της Ρω.
Δε σε φοβάμαι.

Δε σε φοβάμαι,
δε σε φοβάμαι,
με την Ελλάδα εγώ ξυπνάω
και κοιμάμαι.

Δε σε φοβάμαι κι ας μου λες,
φύγε σου λέω,
έχω μια θάλασσα αγάπες στο Αιγαίο,
έχω στην Κρήτη ένα Θεό,
ένα ακρωτήρι κι ένα σταυρό.
Δε σε φοβάμαι.

Δε σε φοβάμαι κι ας μου λες,
φύγε απ’ τη μέση,
έχω ένα δέντρο στην Επίδαυρο φυτέψει,
έχω μια ορχήστρα κι ένα βωμό,
έχω το λόγο μου τον τραγικο.
Δε σε φοβάμαι.

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I'm not afraid of you even if you say
that you're holding a knife
In my chest I have Seferis' lyrics*
And Gkatsos' Amorgos
I have also Kalvos' and Solomos' lyrics.
I'm not afraid of you.
I'm not afraid of you even if you say
"Go away Melina"
I have a sun from Vergina as a charm*
and I have also Imittos, Olimpos,
Palamidi and Lady of Ro
I'm not afraid of you

I'm not afraid of you
I'm not afraid of you
I fall asleep and I wake up with the thought of Greece
and then I sleep again

I'm not afraid of you even if you say
"I tell you to go away"
I have so many beloved people at the Aegean Sea
And in the island of Crete I have a God
And a cape as a crucifix
I'm not afraid of you
I'm not afraid of you even if you say
"Get out of the middle"
I have planted a tree at Epidaurus*
I have an orchestra and an altar
I have a dramatic script
I'm not afraid of you

1) Melina is a greek female name and also the name of the singer (Melina Aslanidou).
2) Giorgos Seferis, Nikos Gkatsos, Andreas Kalvos, Dionisios Solomos: Important Greek poets. Amorgos is a poem of Nikos Gkatsos.
3) Vergina: a small town in northern Greece with important archaelogical findings
4) Imittos, Olimpos: Greek mountains. Especially Olimpos is the most high mountain in Greece. It was the home for the Twelve Olympians, according to the Ancient Greek Mythology.
5) Lady of Ro: Her original name was Despina Achladioti, she was a Greek patriot.
6) Epidaurus: region with important archaelogical findings and the famous ancient theatre of Epidaurus where dramatic plays where performed

Translation submitted by lille_katt