Monaxia
Antonis Kalogiannis Lyrics


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Έζησα μες στην παγωνιά χωρίς την αγκαλιά σου
Μα σε σκεφτόμουνα βαθιά, σα να 'μουνα κοντά σου
Μέρες και νύχτες πέρασα και ήσουν η σκιά μου
Εσύ που είσαι μια ζωή και εισ' η μοναξιά μου

Ποτέ δεν είμαι μοναχός μέσα στη μοναξιά μου

Έρχεσαι πάντα σιωπηλή κοντά μου σαν τραγούδι
Κήπος βαθύς ο ύπνος μας και συ λευκό λουλούδι
Στ' αλήθεια πού θα πάει αυτό με σένα μοναξιά μου
Να πνίγομαι στα όνειρα και συ να 'σαι κοντά μου

Ποτέ δεν είμαι μοναχός μέσα στη μοναξιά μου

Μ' έμαθες τόσα μοναξιά και τόσα έχω χάσει
Που κι αν μ' αφήσεις μια στιγμή τίποτα δε θ' αλλάξει
Κι αν έζησα στη μοναξιά ποτέ δεν ήμουν μόνος
Κι αν πέρναγε η μια πληγή με τύλιγε ο πόνος





Ποτέ δεν είμαι μοναχός μέσα στη μοναξιά μου
Ποτέ δεν είμαι μοναχός μέσα στη μοναξιά μου

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Antonis Kalogiannis's song "Monaxia" (Loneliness) describe the feeling of being alone, but also finding solace in memories and the presence of someone who is not there anymore. The singer talks about living in the cold without the embrace of the person they long for, but thinking about them deeply as if they were still together. They spent days and nights alone, but this person was always their shadow, a lifetime companion and their loneliness. However, the chorus repeats that even though they are in loneliness, they are never truly alone because their solitude accompanies them.


The second verse reinforces this idea of finding redemption in memories of the past. The person they long for brings the silence with them, as if they were a song that calms them down. The deep sleep they share is a garden, and they are a white flower that blooms. The singer then wonders where this loneliness is going to take them, as they suffocate in their dreams and want this person to be close to them.


Finally, the third verse talks about how this person has taught them many things about loneliness, and as a consequence, they have lost many things as well. Regardless of this, if this person were to leave for a moment, nothing would change, and the pain would still consume them. Even if they had experienced moments of pain and hurt, they were never truly alone in their loneliness.


Overall, the song "Monaxia" is a poignant and emotional take on the experience of being alone and the emotional states that come with it. The singer hints at the comfort found in solitude, but also how it can be a reminder of the pain of loss and the search for companionship.


Line by Line Meaning

Έζησα μες στην παγωνιά χωρίς την αγκαλιά σου
I endured the cold without your embrace


Μα σε σκεφτόμουνα βαθιά, σα να 'μουνα κοντά σου
But I thought of you deeply as if I were close to you


Μέρες και νύχτες πέρασα και ήσουν η σκιά μου
Days and nights passed and you were my shadow


Εσύ που είσαι μια ζωή και εισ' η μοναξιά μου
You who are a lifetime and my loneliness


Ποτέ δεν είμαι μοναχός μέσα στη μοναξιά μου
I am never alone in my loneliness


Έρχεσαι πάντα σιωπηλή κοντά μου σαν τραγούδι
You always come silently close to me like a song


Κήπος βαθύς ο ύπνος μας και συ λευκό λουλούδι
Our sleep is a deep garden and you are a white flower


Στ' αλήθεια πού θα πάει αυτό με σένα μοναξιά μου
Where will this go, my loneliness, with you truly?


Να πνίγομαι στα όνειρα και συ να 'σαι κοντά μου
To drown in dreams and have you be close to me


Μ' έμαθες τόσα μοναξιά και τόσα έχω χάσει
You taught me so much loneliness and I have lost so much


Που κι αν μ' αφήσεις μια στιγμή τίποτα δε θ' αλλάξει
Even if you leave me for a moment, nothing will change


Κι αν έζησα στη μοναξιά ποτέ δεν ήμουν μόνος
And if I lived in loneliness, I was never alone


Κι αν πέρναγε η μια πληγή με τύλιγε ο πόνος
And if one wound passed, the pain would engulf me




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