I Balada Tou Ouri
Mario Frangoulis Lyrics

Ουρανέ όχι δεν θα πω το ναι
He is refusing to say yes to the sky

Ουρανέ φίλε μακρινέ
He is calling the sky his distant friend

Πώσ να δεχτώ άλλησ αγκαλιάσ τη στοργή
He is questioning how he can accept another loving embrace

Πώσ να δεχτώ μάνα μου είν' η γη
He is questioning how he can accept the Earth as his mother

Πώσ ν' αρνηθώ τησ ζωήσ το φωσ το ξανθό
He is questioning how he can deny the blonde light of life

Αχ ουρανέ πόνε μακρινέ
He is expressing his distant pain to the sky

Κάθε δειλινό
Every evening

Κοιτώ τον ουρανό
He is looking at the sky

Τον γαλανό
He is looking at the blue sky

Κι ακούω μια φωνή
He hears a voice

Καμπάνα γιορτινή
The voice sounds like a festive bell

Να με παρακινεί
The voice is urging him on

Κάθε κυριακή
Every Sunday

Μου λέει να πάω εκεί
The voice tells him to go there

Εκεί εκεί
To that place

Που χτίζουνε φωλιά
Where they build nests

Αλλόκοτα πουλιά
Strange birds

Στου ήλιου τα σκαλιά
On the steps of the sun

Κάθε δειλινό
Every evening

Κοιτώ τον ουρανό
He is looking at the sky

Τον γαλανό
He is looking at the blue sky

Και μια φωνή τρελή
And a crazy voice

Σαν χάδι κι απειλή
Like a caress and a threat

Κοντά τησ με καλεί
The voice calls him closer

Κάθε κυριακή
Every Sunday

Μου λέει να πάω εκεί
The voice tells him to go there

Εκεί εκεί
To that place

Μου τάζει ωκεανούσ
The voice presents him with oceans

Κομήτεσ φωτεινούσ
Bright comets

Και ότι βάζει ο νουσ
And whatever his mind can imagine

Ουρανέ όχι δεν θα πω το ναι
He is still refusing to say yes to the sky

Ουρανέ φίλε μακρινέ
He still sees the sky as his distant friend

Πώσ να δεχτώ άλλησ αγκαλιάσ τη στοργή
He is still questioning how he can accept another loving embrace

Πώσ να δεχτώ μάνα μου είν' η γη
He is still questioning how he can accept the Earth as his mother

Πώσ ν' αρνηθώ τησ ζωήσ το φωσ το ξανθό
He is still questioning how he can deny the blonde light of life

Αχ ουρανέ πόνε μακρινέ
He is still expressing his distant pain to the sky