Her first album ‘Mila mou apla’ (‘ Just speak to me’) was a collaboration with new singers Manolis Lidakis and Melina Tanagri, based on songs composed by Taki Bougas with lyrics from Antonis Andrikaki. With every following album, Dimou’s popularity increased, thanks to her modern, natural and flexible interpretations, combining the more traditional Greek roots with western pop style.
In 1986 she collaborated with Lakis Papadopoulos on her album ‘Kata bathos alepou’ (‘Basically fox’). With her by that time already highly acclaimed husky, sultry voice she sang both ballads and pop-rock songs. In this periode of time, she collaborated with famous artists like Georgios Dalaras and Mikis Theodorakis.
Her 1988 album ‘Prosopika’ (‘Personal’), recorded with G. Spanos, was both artistically as commercially a great success. In the next decade Dimou keeps releasing new albums regularly, always combining Greek folk music with western arrangements and world music influences. In 1990 she released the album ‘Pathis’ (‘Passions’), on which she chanted byzantine hymns on a requiem by D. Papostolou.
In the second half of the nineties, popularity and album sales decreased. A new generation of Greek pop singers seemed to have taken her place. Dimou seemed to be stuck between Greek folk and modern pop, unable to rejuvenate herself. Around the start of the new millennium, inspiration and creativity seemed to have returned, resulting in more frequent album releases and collaborations with international artists like Alpha Blondy, Salif Keita, The Christians, Gipsy Kings and Linton Kwesi Johnson.
In her almost thirty year spanning career, Eleni Dimou recorded more than 20 albums, nine went gold and three platinum in Greece. She is married to producer and engineer Akis Golfidis and the couple have a son named Anthony.
Eho Filous
Eleni Dimou Lyrics
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Εσύ κρατάσ τα μυστικά τα δένεισ κόμπουσ χίλιουσ
Σε μάλωσα μια μέρα και το έγραψεσ
Κι εσύ σε μία ώρα όλα τα ξέγραψεσ
Εγώ δε θέλω να ξεχνώ τα τόσα βάσανά μου
Στα δάχτυλά μου τα μετρώ τα αμαρτήματά μου
Σε μάλωσα μια μέρα και το έγραψεσ
Κι εσύ σε μία ώρα όλα τα ξέγραψεσ
Τη λύπη μου θέλω να ζω όπωσ και τη χαρά μου
Σήμερα μαύρα να φορώ και αύριο τα καλά μου
Σε μάλωσα μια μέρα και το έγραψεσ
Κι εσύ σε μία ώρα όλα τα ξέγραψεσ
These lyrics are from the song "Eho Filous" by Eleni Dimou. The song talks about the dynamics of a relationship and the contrast in how the two individuals handle conflicts and emotions.
In the first verse, the singer expresses that they don't need medication or therapy because they have friends who are there for them. On the other hand, the other person in the relationship tends to keep secrets and ties knots of a thousand.
In the second verse, the singer refers to a fight they had, which the other person quickly forgot about within an hour, while the singer holds onto their pain and counts their sins on their fingers.
The third verse reveals the singer's desire to live both their sorrow and joy. They want to be able to wear black today and their best clothes tomorrow, embracing and experiencing the full range of emotions.
Overall, these lyrics depict a relationship where one person is more emotionally invested, holding onto pain and memories while the other person easily brushes them off. It reflects the different ways people handle conflicts and emotions within a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Εγώ δε θέλω γιατρικά γιατί έχω φίλουσ
I don't need medicine because I have friends.
Εσύ κρατάσ τα μυστικά τα δένεισ κόμπουσ χίλιουσ
You hold tightly all the secrets, tying a thousand knots.
Σε μάλωσα μια μέρα και το έγραψεσ
I argued with you one day and you wrote it down.
Κι εσύ σε μία ώρα όλα τα ξέγραψεσ
And in one hour, you erased everything.
Εγώ δε θέλω να ξεχνώ τα τόσα βάσανά μου
I don't want to forget my many hardships.
Στα δάχτυλά μου τα μετρώ τα αμαρτήματά μου
I count my sins on my fingers.
Τη λύπη μου θέλω να ζω όπωσ και τη χαρά μου
I want to live my sorrow just like my joy.
Σήμερα μαύρα να φορώ και αύριο τα καλά μου
Today I wear black and tomorrow my best clothes.
Σε μάλωσα μια μέρα και το έγραψεσ
I argued with you one day and you wrote it down.
Κι εσύ σε μία ώρα όλα τα ξέγραψεσ
And in one hour, you erased everything.
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