Fifth Issue

K a r a g i o z i s (1960)
Song: Jenny Vannou
Lyrics: A. Spathis – R. Zarokosta
Orchestra : K. Kapnisis
It’s almost a dream that period,
the childhood and its beautiful remembrances,
still living in my soul ...
On the right side is the Vezyris’ seraglio
Karagiozis lives at his humble abode, on the other side,
in order to go into, he bends his hunch,
hungry, ragged (in rags), barefoot, walks here & there,
to feed his kids, Scorpios & Kollityris,
sometimes, the poor guy was done baker or doctor....
Even I am nostalgic for Barba-Yorgos, Morfonios,
Xatziavatis, Sir Dionysios
it’s true, the shadow theatre is an inextinguishable memory by the time,
and the poor Karagiozis’ figure remains for ever in my heart....
Dedicated to all Greek Shadow Theater players who gave life to Greek Karagiozis.
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