Glykeria (Γλυκερία), born Glykeria Kotsoula in Agio Pnevma, Serres in 1953,… Read Full Bio ↴Glykeria (Γλυκερία), born Glykeria Kotsoula in Agio Pnevma, Serres in 1953, is a popular Greek singer.

Glykeria began her career in 1974 working in the Athens Plaka music boites and gave performances with well-known artists, singing songs by M. Hadjidakis, M. Theodorakis, M. Loizos and others.

Collaborations in concerts and discography with: A. Kaldaras, S. Fotiadis, Natacha Atlas, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Loukianos Kilaidonis|L. Kilaidonis, Mary Linda, P. Thalassinos Sotiria Bellou, George Dalaras, Marinella, Ofra Haza, Ricky Gal, Chava Alberstein, Amal Murkus, Paschalis Terzis, Ilias Aslanoglou, Antonis Vardis, Sarit Hadad, Fortuna and more.

In 1982 she was selected to represent Greece in the Europalia ‘82 festival in Brussels, together with Sotiria Bellou, George Dalaras and Margarita Zorbala. In 1986 she sang “Earini Symfonia” (poem by Yiannis Ritsos, music by Yiannis Markopoulos) for the song’s premier performance, at the opening ceremony of the World Championships held for the first time at the Athens Olympic Stadium, broadcast to 120 countries all over the world.

She has sung in concerts in Greece and abroad (Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Israel) and Turkey. Due to the successful concerts she gave in Israel she was proclaimed most popular foreign singer; the Mayor of Jerusalem awarded her the golden key of the city (1994). Three albums were released in Israel at the same time, all of them gold in a very short time: Glykeria golden-hits, Far away, Glykeria – 14 classics, and her first album in France: Golden hits – The voice of Greece.

Lygaria
Glykeria Lyrics

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Κόρη καραβοκύρη (3χ)
και όμορφη κοπελιά
κορμί κυπαρισσένιο λυγά σαν λυγαριά (2χ)

Λυγαριά λυγαριά
εσένα έχω στην καρδιά
λυγαριά λυγαριά
θα σε κλέψω μια βραδιά

Σαιτεμένο μ' έχεις (3χ)
πληγή δε φαίνεται
κι άλλος από σένα γιατρός δε γίνεται (2χ)

Λυγαριά λυγαριά
εσένα έχω στην καρδιά
λυγαριά λυγαριά
θα σε κλέψω μια βραδιά

Το φεγγαράκι ρώτα (3χ)
και τ' άστρα να σου πουν
τα μάτια μου πως κλαίνε όταν σε θυμηθούν (2χ)

Λυγαριά λυγαριά
εσένα έχω στην καρδιά

λυγαριά λυγαριά
θα σε κλέψω μια βραδιά

Overall Meaning

The song "Lygaria" by Glykeria is a Greek folk song that tells a story of a young woman who has captured the heart of the singer. The lyrics describe the woman as the daughter of a captain, a beautiful girl with a willowy body that bends like a willow tree. The singer confesses that he has been "injured" by her charm and that no other doctor can heal him but her. Through the chorus, the singer expresses his love for her and his desire to steal her away for a night.

The singer personifies the moon and stars as witnesses to his love for the woman. He asks them to tell her how much his heart aches and how much he cries when he thinks of her. The repetition of the phrase "Lygaria Lygaria" throughout the song emphasizes the woman's beauty and the singer's infatuation with her.

Overall, "Lygaria" is a heartfelt love song that captures the essence of Greek folk music - it's raw, emotional and poetic.

Line by Line Meaning

Κόρη καραβοκύρη (3χ)
Addressing a young lady who is the daughter of a ship owner

και όμορφη κοπελιά
Describing her as a beautiful girl

κορμί κυπαρισσένιο λυγά σαν λυγαριά (2χ)
Comparing her slender body to a flexible cypress tree

Λυγαριά λυγαριά
Repeating the phrase as a reference to the cypress tree analogy used in the previous line

εσένα έχω στην καρδιά
Expressing that the girl is in her heart

θα σε κλέψω μια βραδιά
Intending to steal a moment with her one night

Σαιτεμένο μ' έχεις (3χ)
Conveying that the girl has wounded her deeply

πληγή δε φαίνεται
Suggesting that the pain is not visible to the naked eye

κι άλλος από σένα γιατρός δε γίνεται (2χ)
Stating that no one but the girl can heal her

Το φεγγαράκι ρώτα (3χ)
Addressing the moon as a symbol of romantic desire