2000–2002: Rise in popularity
In 2000 Peggy Zina changed recording companies and signed with Nitro Music and drastically altered her look. On July 4, 2000 she released a four track CD single titled "Ti Th' Akouso Akoma" (What else will I hear) with the title track being the first single from her third album Ena Hadi (A caress) which was released in 2001. In winter of the same year she worked alongside Christos Dantis and with Sfakianakis once again at COSMOS club after her solo performances at Maskes club in Thessaloniki.
In January 30, 2002, Peggy was suggested by Thanos Kalliris to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest and she accepted his proposal to sing a song written by him. On February 26, 2002 Peggy participated in the Greek national final with the song "Love Is a Wonderful Thing". Despite a great performance, she took second place to Michalis Rakintzis with his song "S.A.G.A.P.O." (I love you) who went on to finish at a disappointing seventieth place.[6] Nevertheless the single gained a gold certification in just a few weeks.
Peggy released her fourth album Vres Enan Tropo (Find A way) in 2002. For this album she cooperated with many great singers like Giannis Parios who gave her four modern laika songs and he acknowledged Peggy as an incredible laika singer. She continued to perform at Maskes in Thessaloniki for a third year and due to its success she mimicked the same music program in Athens.
2003–2004: Minos EMI and Mazi Sou
After four years with Nitro Music and due to the company's closure, Peggy signed with Minos EMI, one of the biggest recording companies, with what had been described as a lucrative contract. She released her fifth album titled Mazi Sou (With you) in 2003 which became platinum in just a few weeks, selling over 40,000 copies. The album included two massive hits: "Eimai Kala" (I’m fine) and "Dystihos" (Unfortunately). Zina broke the record for the most performances at Apollon club by surpassing 100 performances. In the winter of the same year Zina worked alongside Nikos Vertis, Thanos Petrelis, Kostas Karafotis and Apostolia Zoi at Pili Aksiou. Her popular performances helped raise the album Mazi Sou to platinum in January 2004.
2004–2005: Matono and Noima
After finishing her performances in Athens, Peggy Zina went to Thessaloniki and worked with the band Filoi Gia Panta and many new singers. Working continuously for a year and a half, Zina released her new album Matono (I’m bleeding) in 2004. Upon return to Athens, she started performing at Apollon for a fourth year, this time alongside Kostas Karafotis and Nino. Zina received her second platinum certification for Matono and she also won her first Arion Award for the Best Folk Singer Of The Year. In Spring 2005, she and Nino performed abroad in Australia and United Kingdom, while in United States and Canada she toured with rising singers Giorgos Lianos and Maro Litra.
In September 2005 Peggy released her seventh album with the title Noima (Meaning) on which she cooperated for the first time with renowned composer Giorgos Theofanous. The album was released with four different covers designed by Konstantinos Rigos. The album became gold from the first day of its release and after a few months it gained platinum certification. Once again she won the Arion Award for Best Folk Singer Of The Year.
2006–Present: Ena, Trekse and marriage
On December 8, 2006, Zina released Ena (One) which was recorded at Diogenis Studio and gained a platinum certification. It contained many hits like "Ena" (One), "Ego Ta Spao" (I break them) and the summer hit "Eimai Edo" (I'm here). She was also selected by Christos Dantis to perform a duet with him of the song rebetiko "To Teleftaio Potiraki" at his MAD Secret Concert.
Peggy Zina married to her longtime music manager Giorgos Liras in June 2007 after a ten year relationship. The wedding was attended by 800 wedding spectators, friends, family and others who were short-listed. Approximately 200 sheep had been ordered on the menu in the true sense of traditional Greek weddings. This was Giorgos Lira's third marriage and the best man was popular showbusiness personality Ilias Psinakis who was accompanied by Kiki Tsolka.
On December 4 2007, Peggy Zina released the album Trekse (Run). The singles had already been released and gained significant radio airplay as "An Ypirhes Tha Se Horiza" (If you existed I would divorce you) from the hit Mega TV series of the same name and "Trekse" which was presented at the Arion Music Awards. The album achieved Gold Certification from its first week and made its debut at number 2 on the Greek Albums Chart beaten only by Mihalis Hatzigiannis' live album. Two additional singles off the album were released simulteanously: "Dio Ksenoi" (Two strangers) and "Kai Meta" (And afterwards). The album certified platinum in its sixth week on the chart and Peggy received the certification on January 22, 2008.At the 5th annual MAD Video Music Awards, she performed the song "2 Hearts" and also won the award for "Fashion Icon of the Year" with the her song "Trekse".
On June 24, 2008, Peggy Zina released a two-disc greatest hits compilation titled Best of +. In addition to all the previously released material, the album also includes three new songs penned by Giorgos Moukidis, which have all been released as singles as well. The singles "Paradosou" (Surrender) and "To Kalokairi" (The summer) were made into a music videos directed by Konstantinos Rigos, and the album was certified gold, with Zina receiving the award on December 3, 2008 during a certification party at Vox nightclub.
Peggy Zina went into the studio in September to record her eleventh studio album which is due out in early 2009. Giorgos Moukidis will compose and write the entire album. She is booked to appear at VOX music hall for the winter season alongside Kostas Korafotis and Nino, the three reuniting as they appeared together in 2004.
Αφύλακτες Διαβάσεις
Πέγκυ Ζήνα Lyrics
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είναι ο έρωτας που ζούμε
Σαν αφύλαχτες διαβάσεις
κάποιων τρένων σκοτεινών
είμαστε και οι δυο στην άκρη
και το τρένο έχουμε χάσει
σαν εκείνους που σου γνέφουν
άπ΄τις άκρες των γραμμών
Πού γυρνάς και πώς ζεις
ποια σεντόνια σε σκεπάζουν
με ποιους ξένους μιλάς
πώς μπορείς και σ'αγκαλιάζουν
πού χρωστάς τι ζητάς τι σου τάζουν
Κάποτε είχες χέρια φτερά
στον ουρανό σου με είχες ψηλά
ήσουνα άγγελος κι έπεσες χαμηλά
σε μια ζωή που ζεις απατηλά
θα ζεις απατηλά
Σαν αφύλαχτες διαβάσεις
είναι αυτά που σου έχω γράψει
όσα κάποτε κρατήσαν τη ζωή σε μια κλωστή
είναι αυτά που λέμε χρόνια και ζητούσαμε βοήθεια
και το σήμα του κινδύνου που ποτέ δε θ' ακουστεί
Πού γυρνάς και πώς ζεις
ποια σεντόνια σε σκεπάζουν
με ποιους ξένους μιλάς
πώς μπορείς και σ' αγκαλιάζουν
πού χρωστάς τι ζητάς τι σου τάζουν
Κάποτε είχες χέρια φτερά
στον ουρανό σου με είχες ψηλά
ήσουνα άγγελος κι έπεσες χαμηλά
σε μια ζωή που ζεις απατηλά
θα ζεις απατηλά
Το παιχνίδι εδώ παιζόταν
μα ήτανε αλλού οι παίχτες
κι άπ' τα τα κέρδη που θα μείνουν
μόνο εσύ θα πληρωθείς
σαν τα τρένα που περνάνε τις αφύλαχτες διαβάσεις
και προλάβεις να περάσεις
και προλάβεις να σωθείς
The song "Αφύλακτες Διαβάσεις" by Πέγκυ Ζήνα speaks about the uncertain and unforeseeable nature of love, comparing it to the unprotected crossings of dark, unknown train tracks. The two lovers are at the edge, having missed their train, trapped in a world that people acknowledge from a distance but are afraid to face head-on. The questioning of where the other person is and how they live, who they speak with, and what they owe further highlights the fractured and unstable state of their relationship.
The lyrics further juxtapose the past and present, as once the first person in the song had wings, soaring high in their personal heaven, but now they've fallen into a deceitful and untrustworthy existence. The lines repeat themselves, inquiring about the other person, but the answers are never truly given, only left to imagination. Toward the end, the singer shifts attention to a game being played with unspoken winners and losers but warns that only the singer will be forced to deal with the aftermath. The final comparison of love to trains racing through unprotected terrain suggests a metaphor that love is precious but dangerous and demands respect and understanding to navigate successfully.
Line by Line Meaning
Σαν αφύλαχτες διαβάσεις είναι ο έρωτας που ζούμε
The love we live is like unprotected crossings
Σαν αφύλαχτες διαβάσεις κάποιων τρένων σκοτεινών είμαστε και οι δυο στην άκρη και το τρένο έχουμε χάσει σαν εκείνους που σου γνέφουν άπ' τις άκρες των γραμμών
We are like those trains that pass through unprotected crossings, both of us standing at the edge and having missed the train, like those nodding at us from the edges of the tracks
Πού γυρνάς και πώς ζεις ποια σεντόνια σε σκεπάζουν με ποιους ξένους μιλάς πώς μπορείς και σ' αγκαλιάζουν πού χρωστάς τι ζητάς τι σου τάζουν
Where do you go and how do you live? Who are the strangers covering you with sheets? How can they hold you? Who do you owe and what do you seek?
Κάποτε είχες χέρια φτερά στον ουρανό σου με είχες ψηλά ήσουνα άγγελος κι έπεσες χαμηλά σε μια ζωή που ζεις απατηλά θα ζεις απατηλά
Once you had wings on your hands, high up in your sky, you were an angel but fell low, into a life you live deceitfully and will continue to live deceitfully
Σαν αφύλαχτες διαβάσεις είναι αυτά που σου έχω γράψει όσα κάποτε κρατήσαν τη ζωή σε μια κλωστή είναι αυτά που λέμε χρόνια και ζητούσαμε βοήθεια και το σήμα του κινδύνου που ποτέ δε θ' ακουστεί
What I have written to you is like unprotected crossings, things that once kept life on a thread, things we've been saying for years and were seeking help for, and the danger signal that will never be heard
Το παιχνίδι εδώ παιζόταν μα ήτανε αλλού οι παίχτες κι άπ' τα τα κέρδη που θα μείνουν μόνο εσύ θα πληρωθείς σαν τα τρένα που περνάνε τις αφύλαχτες διαβάσεις και προλάβεις να περάσεις και προλάβεις να σωθείς
The game was played here but the players were elsewhere, and from the winnings that will remain, only you will be paid, like the trains that pass through unprotected crossings, and you manage to pass and save yourself
Contributed by Alexander G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
NINHSEP
Για χρόνια το άκουγα..Τώρα ήρθε κ η ώρα να το αφιερώσω..γκασμα Κωστάκη
fofika
Υπέροχο cd. Μπράβο Πέγκυ μου.