Imaste dio

"Imaste dio - ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΔΥΟ"
Topical song
Language Greek
English title "We Are Two"
Published 1968
Songwriter(s) Mikis Theodorakis

Imaste dio, Ímaste dió or Eimaste dio (Greek: Είμαστε δυο, meaning 'We are two') is a song by Mikis Theodorakis, the pro-leftist Greek composer and politician.[1]

Background

Ímaste dió was one of the songs written by Mikis Theodorakis for prominent member of the Greek left Andreas Lentakis (1935-1997) towards the end of the 1960s.[2] At the time of the 7 year military dictatorship in Greece this song, whose theme was the torture and isolation of a political detainee in prison,[3] became a major rallying cry of the Greek leftwing political groups.[4] The song is also featured in a comedy by Thanasis Veggos about the forbidden songs in Greece at the time of the generals.[5]

Versions

A French version of Eimaste Dio, Nous sommes deux, was popularized by singer Georges Moustaki in the 1970s.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Mikis Theodorakis in East Berlin 1987: 21 Imaste Dio
  2. ↑ Songs for Andreas Lendakis, lyrics by Mikis Theodorakis
  3. ↑ Ímaste dió, ímaste trís (Είμαστε δυο, είμαστε τρεις) Lyrics & Translation
  4. ↑ ΑΝΤΩΝΗΣ ΚΑΛΟΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ - ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΔΥΟ
  5. ↑ Veggos - Theodorakis' banned songs (comedy)
  6. ↑ Georges Moustaki - Nous sommes deux
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