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.
Hartaetos
Elli Kokkinou Lyrics
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Pira sta dahtila mu
Ta kollisa kala
Ki eftiaksa ta onira mu
Ela vorias na ginis
Moni mu mi m' afinis
I kardia mu hartaetos
Sta sinnefa petao
Ma otan den me agapas
Apo psila
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I kardia mu hartaetos
Ki otan fisas
Sta sinnefa petao
Ma otan den me agapas
Apo psila
Sti gi pefto ke spao
Gia mena uranos
Ine i ankalia su
Ki aeras dinatos
Ta pio trela filia su
Kane me na petakso
Pote mu na min klapso
I kardia mu hartaetos
Ki otan fisas
Sta sinnefa petao
Ma otan den me agapas
Apo psila
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I kardia mu hartaetos
Ki otan fisas
Sta sinnefa petao
Ma otan den me agapas
Apo psila
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I kardia mu hartaetos
Ki otan fisas
Sta sinnefa petao
Ma otan den me agapas
Apo psila
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I kardia mu hartaetos
Ki otan fisas
Sta sinnefa petao
Ma otan den me agapas
Apo psila
Sti gi pefto ke spao
The song "Hartaetos" by Elli Kokkinou is about a person who is struggling with heartbreak and trying to move on. The first verse talks about the singer buying different colored paper to wrap gifts for a loved one, and then realizing that they have been deceived and that their dreams and hopes have been shattered. They express the desire to escape from this pain and loneliness and ask their former partner to let them go. The chorus is the most repetitive part of the song, and it emphasizes the extreme emotions the singer experiences when thinking about their lost love. They say that their heart breaks into pieces and that they feel like they are soaring through the clouds when they are loved, but when they are not, they fall to the ground and shatter. The third verse is about the singer's desperate attempt to forget their lover by changing their surroundings and asking the universe to help them move on. They ask for strength and resilience not to cry anymore, but the chorus suggests that their heartache is not that easily overcome.
Overall, the song is a heartfelt and emotional expression of the aftermath of a difficult breakup. The repetitive chorus adds to the intensity of the sentiment, and the specific details in the verses give more context to the singer's backstory and current state of emotional turmoil.
Line by Line Meaning
Polihroma hartia
Colored paper
Pira sta dahtila mu
I took my dice
Ta kollisa kala
I rolled them well
Ki eftiaksa ta onira mu
And I dreamed my dreams
Ela vorias na ginis
Come from the north to become
Moni mu mi m' afinis
Don't leave me alone
I kardia mu hartaetos
My heart is shattered
Ki otan fisas
And when you blow
Sta sinnefa petao
I fly in the clouds
Ma otan den me agapas
But when you don't love me
Apo psila
From up high
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I fall to the ground and disappear
Gia mena uranos
The sky is for me
Ine i ankalia su
It is your embrace
Ki aeras dinatos
And the willful wind
Ta pio trela filia su
Your craziest kisses
Kane me na petakso
Make me jump
Pote mu na min klapso
So I won't cry
I kardia mu hartaetos
My heart is shattered
Ki otan fisas
And when you blow
Sta sinnefa petao
I fly in the clouds
Ma otan den me agapas
But when you don't love me
Apo psila
From up high
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I fall to the ground and disappear
I kardia mu hartaetos
My heart is shattered
Ki otan fisas
And when you blow
Sta sinnefa petao
I fly in the clouds
Ma otan den me agapas
But when you don't love me
Apo psila
From up high
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I fall to the ground and disappear
I kardia mu hartaetos
My heart is shattered
Ki otan fisas
And when you blow
Sta sinnefa petao
I fly in the clouds
Ma otan den me agapas
But when you don't love me
Apo psila
From up high
Sti gi pefto ke spao
I fall to the ground and disappear
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Iakovina Markopoulou
Δυναμική ερμηνεία, καταπληκτική!
Μαρια Μπαλτα
Τη λατρευω θεα υπεροχη
Iakovina Markopoulou
Έντονες 'κορυφές' δυνατής έντασης. Φοβερή η ερμηνεία της...!!!
Markella K.
Κάθε περισυ και καλύτερα
giorgoslanciadelta95
βγάλτε πάλι τέτοια κομμάτια... με πενια μέσα... πήξαμε στις αηδίες
Irini
Σωστααααααααααα ❤😊
Κώστας Πιπεράκης
ΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΕΛΛΗ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟΥ!
Ioannis Petroulakis
Προσωπικά, το μόνο τραγούδι της Κοκκίνου που αγαπώ...αλλά όταν λέμε αγαπώ, εννοώ λατρεύω!!!!
_EnderMaster GR_
Μόνο που τους στίχους δεν τους έχει γράψει ο Φοίβος αλλά ο Βαγγέλης Κωνσταντινίδης...Όμως κομματάρα μεγάλη!!!
Φιλιτσα Καφεντζη
Για μενα ουρανος ειναι η αγκαλια σου..κανε με να πεταξω ποτε μου να μην κλαψω!!#29💘💘