Mode Plagal belong to a group of bands who, using the jazz technique, have … Read Full Bio ↴Mode Plagal belong to a group of bands who, using the jazz technique, have created a unique musical idiom. An idiom with references to traditional music and verse, to Byzantine sounds, funk rhythms and many other musical elements which do not belong to just one genre, or have not been used per se, but only as influences.

The Athens based band was formed in 1990 by Thodoris Rellos (saxophone, voice), Kleon Antoniou (guitars, voice) and Takis Kanellos (drums).
In 1995 Antonis Maratos (bass) joins the band and they release their first album, MODE PLAGAL, on Ano Kato records, Thessaloniki.

In 1998, with the addition of Angelos Polychronou (percussion), they release MODE PLAGAL II on Lyra. This second album was voted No 96 in the annual WMCE (World Music Charts Europe) Top 100, for the year 2000.

In 2001, with the addition of Manos Saridakis and Florian Mikouta -who joins the band in their live concerts ever since- (keys), they release their 3d album, MODE PLAGAL III, on Lyra.

Mode Plagal has also collaborated with Bosphorus on the Beyond the Bosphorus project, which resulted in the album Beyond the Bosphorus.

For a more details see the band's website.

Pikrodafni
Mode Plagal Lyrics

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時緩やかに季節移り
誓ひを結ぶは紡詩
言葉を持たない通り雨に
ひとり傘を差し出す

暗闇の中で夢を見た
光を知らない羽蟲は
飛び立つことさへ恐れながら

冷たい殻にこもる

嘆き涙落としても
やがて花は朽ち果て消える
うつろふ時を想ひて
一夜舞う

傷ついた両手で
影二つ切り裂いた茉莉挿花
棺に閉じ込めた
願ひ叶はなくてもここでいつか

世界を染め上げる
花を一輪燈す

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mode Plagal's "Pikrodafni" reflect on the passage of time and the fleeting nature of life. The first verse describes the transition of seasons, with a commitment to love being symbolized by the weaving of poetry. The second verse sets a more melancholic tone, with a bird that has never seen the light being too afraid to fly and instead retreating into its cold shell. The third verse acknowledges the inevitability of loss and decay, with the transience of life being likened to the wilting of flowers. Despite these moments of darkness, the final lines offer a glimmer of hope, with a single flower illuminating the world and the possibility of a brighter future.

Line by Line Meaning

時緩やかに季節移り
The seasons slowly change with the passage of time

誓ひを結ぶは紡詩
Weave a poem that binds a promise

言葉を持たない通り雨に
To the sudden rain without words

ひとり傘を差し出す
I offer my umbrella alone

暗闇の中で夢を見た
I dreamed in the darkness

光を知らない羽蟲は
The winged creatures that don't know light

飛び立つことさへ恐れながら
Even though afraid to take flight

冷たい殻にこもる
They retreat into a cold shell

嘆き涙落としても
Even if lamenting and shedding tears

やがて花は朽ち果て消える
Eventually, the flowers wither and disappear

うつろふ時を想ひて
Remember the transient time