Eleni Dimou (real name Eleni Gkikodimou / Ελένη Γκικοδήμου) was born in Ath… Read Full Bio ↴Eleni Dimou (real name Eleni Gkikodimou / Ελένη Γκικοδήμου) was born in Athens. She graduated from the National Conservatory and started her singing career at the age of 16. In 1980 she performed during a radio session to promote the work of new composers, where she sang songs from Dimitris Lekkas. That same year, she participated in the Thessaloniki Music Festival, ending third. The following year she returned with the song ’Mia Agapi stan ki anti’ (‘A love like this’), written by Sasha Manetas and won the first price. In 1981 she also appeared participated in Manos Loizou’s international concert tour.

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.

O Kairos Theos
Eleni Dimou Lyrics

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Μ' ένα τραγούδι γυμνό ξεκίνησα
Γη κι ουρανό για τα μάτια σου γύρισα
Μπήκα στου πόθου τα μαύρα άδυτα
Όλα τα βρήκα άδικα

Ο καιρόσ θεόσ και το φωσ μπροστά
Η αγάπη εντόσ όχι στα χαρτιά
Όποιοσ αγαπά ασ ταπεινωθεί

Και αγάπησ φωσ θα ντυθεί

Μ' ένα τραγούδι γυμνό σε γλέντησα
Τον κεραυνό στο κορμάκι σου κέντησα
Άκουσα λόγια φωτιάσ και έρωτα
Όσα ζητώ αφανέρωτα

Ο καιρόσ θεόσ και το φωσ μπροστά
Η αγάπη εντόσ όχι στα χαρτιά

Όποιοσ αγαπά ασ ταπεινωθεί
Και αγάπησ φωσ θα ντυθεί

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eleni Dimou's song "O Kairos Theos" ("Time is God") speak of a deep and transformative love experience. The singer expresses that with a naked song, she embarked on a journey where she turned Earth and sky for the eyes of her beloved. She entered the dark inner sanctum of desire and found everything there unfairly.

The chorus emphasizes the power of time and light as divine forces, suggesting that love exists within and is not confined to paper or words. It conveys the idea that whoever loves must humble themselves and allow love to clothe them in light.

In the second verse, the singer reveals that with a naked song, she celebrated and adorned her beloved's body with lightning, symbolizing a powerful and intense connection. She heard words of fire and love, and she desires to expose all her hidden wishes and desires.

Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of intense passion and an exploration of the depths of love. It portrays love as a transformative force that requires vulnerability and humility, ultimately leading to a spiritual awakening.

Line by Line Meaning

Μ' ένα τραγούδι γυμνό ξεκίνησα
I began with a naked song

Γη κι ουρανό για τα μάτια σου γύρισα
I turned earth and sky for your eyes

Μπήκα στου πόθου τα μαύρα άδυτα
I entered the dark sanctuary of desire

Όλα τα βρήκα άδικα
I found everything unjust

Ο καιρόσ θεόσ και το φωσ μπροστά
Time is a god and light ahead

Η αγάπη εντόσ όχι στα χαρτιά
Love is inside, not on paper

Όποιοσ αγαπά ασ ταπεινωθεί
Whoever loves should humble themselves

Και αγάπησ φωσ θα ντυθεί
And love will be clothed in light

Μ' ένα τραγούδι γυμνό σε γλέντησα
With a naked song I celebrated you

Τον κεραυνό στο κορμάκι σου κέντησα
I embroidered lightning on your body

Άκουσα λόγια φωτιάσ και έρωτα
I heard words of fire and love