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.

Pou Tha Pas
Eleni Dimou Lyrics

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Πού θα πασ
Δεν μπορείσ χαρά μου
Πού θα πασ
Θα χαθείσ μακριά μου

Πού θα πασ
Έλα ουρανέ μου
Έλα μου

Έλα άγγελέ μου

Πού θα πασ
Πουθενά δε φτάνεισ
Πού θα πασ
Πάλι χρόνο χάνεισ

Πού θα πασ
Έλα να πεθάνεισ
Έλα μου

Να μασ δέσουν τα φιλιά
Με του πόθου τη θηλιά
Να ζηλεύουν οι θεοί
Που δεν είναι που δεν είναι ζωντανοί

Πού θα πασ
Πώσ θα πεισ αντίο
Πού θα πασ
Δεν υπάρχει πλοίο

Πού θα πασ
Πέσε στη φωτιά μου
Έλα μου
Έλα έρωτα μου

Πού θα πασ
Παίρνω την ευθύνη
Πού θα πασ
Δε θα βρεισ γαλήνη

Πού θα πασ

Μόνο εδώ θ' ανθίσεισ
Πού θα πασ

Overall Meaning

In "Pou Tha Pas" (Where Will You Go), Eleni Dimou expresses her emotions of fear, sadness, and longing toward someone she loves deeply. The repetition of the phrase "Pou Tha Pas" creates a sense of urgency and desperation, highlighting the singer's desperate need for the other person to stay by their side. The lyrics convey a feeling of insecurity and anxiety about the future, as the singer questions where the person will go and expresses the fear of being left alone.

The lines "Nα μασ δέσουν τα φιλιά / Με του πόθου τη θηλιά" (Let our kisses bind us / With the noose of desire) suggest a passionate and intense relationship. The singer wishes for their love to be so strong that even the gods envy them, emphasizing the depth of their connection.

The line "Να ζηλεύουν οι θεοί / Που δεν είναι που δεν είναι ζωντανοί" (So that the gods envy / Who are not alive) contrasts the intensity and aliveness of their love with the coldness and immortality of the gods. It highlights the idea that love is a powerful and vital force that brings life and meaning.

Overall, "Pou Tha Pas" captures the uncertainty, fear, and longing of someone who is deeply attached to another person and is afraid of losing them. It portrays the intensity of their love and the urgency to keep the other person close.

Line by Line Meaning

Πού θα πασ
Where will you go

Δεν μπορείσ χαρά μου
You can't be my joy

Θα χαθείσ μακριά μου
You will be lost far from me

Έλα ουρανέ μου
Come, my sky

Έλα μου
Come to me

Έλα άγγελέ μου
Come, my angel

Πουθενά δε φτάνεισ
You don't reach nowhere

Πάλι χρόνο χάνεισ
Again, you waste time

Έλα να πεθάνεισ
Come to die

Να μασ δέσουν τα φιλιά
Let our kisses bind us

Με του πόθου τη θηλιά
With the noose of desire