Vino Griego
José Vélez
Lyrics
Translation
Era ya tarde en la fría noche de la gran ciudad
It was already late in the cold night of the big city
Volvía a casa cuando de pronto vi luz en un bar
I was heading home when suddenly I saw light in a bar
No lo dude, hacía frío en el entre
I didn't hesitate; it was cold in between
Me pareció como si de repente fuera otro país
It seemed as if suddenly it was another country
Aquella gente, aquella música, nueva para mí
Those people, that music, new to me
Un hombre viejo se me acerco y así me hablo
An old man approached me and spoke to me like this
Ven a brindar, con vino griego de mi tierra natal
Come and toast with Greek wine from my homeland
El vino rojo que me hará recordar
The red wine that will make me remember
Un pueblo blanco que deje detrás del mar
A white town I left behind by the sea
Ven a brindar, con vino griego y te voy a cantar
Come and toast with Greek wine, and I will sing to you
Viejas canciones que nos hacen soñar
Old songs that make us dream
Con el momento de volver al hogar
Of the moment to return home
Ellos me hablaron del día que tuvieron que partir
They told me about the day they had to leave
De como padres, hermanos y novias quedaron allí
How parents, brothers, and girlfriends were left there
Y allí quedó de todos ellos el corazón
And there remained the heart of all of them
Quizás un día les llegue la fortuna a sonreír
Perhaps one day fortune will smile on them
Y pronto nadie recordará que estuvo allí
And soon no one will remember they were there
Y volverá al pueblo blanco, al hogar
And they will return to the white town, to home
Ven a brindar, con vino griego de mi tierra natal
Come and toast with Greek wine from my homeland
El vino rojo que me hará recordar
The red wine that will make me remember
Un pueblo blanco que deje detrás del mar
A white town I left behind by the sea
Ven a brindar, con vino griego y te voy a cantar
Come and toast with Greek wine, and I will sing to you
Viejas canciones que nos hacen soñar
Old songs that make us dream
Con el momento de volver al hogar
Of the moment to return home
Ven a brindar, con vino griego de mi tierra natal
Come and toast with Greek wine from my homeland
El vino rojo que me hará recordar
The red wine that will make me remember
Un pueblo blanco que deje detrás del mar
A white town I left behind by the sea
Ven a brindar, con vino griego y te voy a cantar
Come and toast with Greek wine, and I will sing to you
Viejas canciones que nos hacen soñar
Old songs that make us dream
Con el momento de volver al hogar
Of the moment to return home