Elli Kokkinou (Greek:Ελλη Κοκκίνου) was born in Athens, Greece. She is one … Read Full Bio ↴Elli Kokkinou (Greek:Ελλη Κοκκίνου) was born in Athens, Greece. She is one of the most popular singers in Greece today. She has performed together with Greek music stars such as Anna Vissi, Glykeria, Paschalis Terzis, Tolis Voskopoulos, Kalomoira.

In 1994 she moved to the United States to study music at the Musicians Institute of Technology. In 1996, Elli released two albums under the label of Sony Music but without a remarkable success.

In 2003, she started collaborating with popular song writter Phoebus, and released the album "Sto kokkino" (In red). This album was one of the most successful releases in Greece for that year, reaching a double-platinum status. The album was also a great success in neighboring Turkey. Elli Kokkinou has also performed with Giorgos Mazonakis in the song Masai which made it into the Greek top ten.

Fila Me
Elli Kokkinou Lyrics

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Pos allaksame den ksero
Ki apomakrinthikame
Stis sinithias tus dromus
Ki i dio vrethikame
San ta hromata ston ilio
Olo ksethoriazume
Pes pos to telos mas
Giortazume

Ke ela fila me
San prota fila me
Ki ase ta lathi na kaun
Mes ti fotia mas
Fila me su leo fila me
Na mi teliosune edo
Ta onira mas
Fila me
San prota pali fila me

I vradies mas grafun pano
"kathimerinotita"
Ki ap' to harti tis zois mas
Lipun t' aprosdokita
Ela tis arhis to pathos
N' anaparastisume
Osa mas horizun na ksorkisume

Ke ela fila me
San prota fila me
Ki ase ta lathi na kaun
Mes ti fotia mas
Fila me su leo fila me
Na mi teliosune edo
Ta onira mas
Fila me
San prota pali fila me

Ke ela fila me
Su leo fila me
Na mi teliosune edo
Ta onira mas
Fila me
San prota pali

Ke ela fila me
San prota fila me
Ki ase ta lathi na kaun
Mes ti fotia mas
Fila me su leo fila me
Na mi teliosune edo
Ta onira mas
Fila me
San prota pali fila me

Pali fila me

San prota pali fila me
Pali fila me

Overall Meaning

In Elli Kokkinou's song "Fila Me," the lyrics express the desire for the rekindling of a relationship. The beginning of the song talks about how things have changed, and the two have grown distant, but they have found each other again after traveling separate roads. Kokkinou compares their reunion to the colors that the sun gives off when it sets, as it lights the sky with an array of hues. She urges her lover to forget any mistakes that were made in the past and start anew.

The second verse touches on the mundane nature of everyday life, and how it can be draining on relationships. Kokkinou invokes the concept of passion and urges her lover to rekindle the spark that they once had. She suggests that they use the pain that they have faced as kindling to fuel the fire of their love. The chorus reiterates the desire for reconciliation and to approach the relationship as they did in the very beginning.

Line by Line Meaning

Pos allaksame den ksero
I don't know how we changed

Ki apomakrinthikame
And we drifted apart

Stis sinithias tus dromus
On our daily paths

Ki i dio vrethikame
And we found each other again

San ta hromata ston ilio
Like colors in the sun

Olo ksethoriazume
We burst with joy

Pes pos to telos mas
Say how our story ends

Giortazume
We celebrate

Ke ela fila me
Come, kiss me

San prota fila me
Like the first time

Ki ase ta lathi na kaun
And let the mistakes burn