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.

Piga Se Magisses
Glykeria Lyrics

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Piga se magisses, se chartorichtres
Na do pou xanese oles tis nychtes
Ki ida mia goisa dama spathati
Na 'ne sto plai sou s'ena krevati

Vazis fotia sto spiti mas ke tha to kanis stachti
Ma tha tis valo grigora tis treles sou se taksi
Piga se magisses, se chartorichtres

Na do pou xanese oles tis nychtes

Piga se magisses, se kafetsoudes
Ke mou'pan eplekses me belaloudes
Ki ida ti goisa mes' sto flytzani
Na theli matia mou na me ksekani

Vazis fotia sto spiti mas ke tha to kanis stachti
Ma tha tis valo grigora tis treles sou se taksi
Piga se magisses, se chartorichtres
Na do pou xanese oles tis nychtes

Vazis fotia sto spiti mas ke tha to kanis stachti
Ma tha tis valo grigora tis treles sou se taksi

Piga se magisses, se chartorichtres
Na do pou xanese oles tis nychtes

Overall Meaning

The song "Piga Se Magisses" by Glykeria opens with the lines "I went to sorceresses, to card readers, to see where all the nights went". The singer is seeking answers on where time has gone, presumably in relation to a lost love. The next lines reveal the singer's desire to find that lost love again, with the image of a woman in their dreams who is "sleeping in your bed." The singer wants to light a fire in their home, but also warns of the potential consequences of doing so, suggesting that they might cause the object of their desire to go mad with passion.

The second verse describes the singer's visit to "fortune tellers, to coffee cups," where they were told that the woman who haunts their dreams wants to look them in the eye again. The singer seems to be experiencing heartbreak and longing for someone who has left their life. The repeated refrain emphasizes this desire to reconnect with this person, as the singer seeks answers and connections to their past.

Overall, the song paints a picture of a person consumed with grief over a lost love, turning to mystical and magical means to try and find answers and potentially rekindle that love. The lyrics suggest a willingness to take risks in order to make that connection happen, but also a sense of caution and understanding that they might not succeed.

Line by Line Meaning

Piga se magisses, se chartorichtres
I went to fortune tellers, diviners

Na do pou xanese oles tis nychtes
To see where all the nights went

Ki ida mia goisa dama spathati
And I saw a beautiful lady with a sword

Na 'ne sto plai sou s'ena krevati
To be in your embrace on a bed

Vazis fotia sto spiti mas ke tha to kanis stachti
You put fire in our home and you will make it burn

Ma tha tis valo grigora tis treles sou se taksi
But I will put out your crazy passions quickly

Piga se magisses, se chartorichtres
I went to fortune tellers, diviners

Na do pou xanese oles tis nychtes
To see where all the nights went

Piga se magisses, se kafetsoudes
I went to fortune tellers, coffee readers

Ke mou'pan eplekses me belaloudes
And they showed me charms and amulets

Ki ida ti goisa mes' sto flytzani
And I saw a dream in the teacup

Na theli matia mou na me ksekani
That my eyes would open to my reality