Φαληριώτισσα (Faliriotissa) (1937)

Song Meaning

The narrator, clearly tipsy, plans a return to his old neighborhood, specifically to serenade a woman he calls "Faliriotissa." He intends to wake her with the sounds of his bouzouki, guitar, and baglama, promising a beautiful, intricate melody – a "fine double strum." This sets a scene of hopeful, perhaps slightly desperate, romantic pursuit, tinged with the melancholy of memory and distance.