| Λαός | Laos | People | |||||||
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| Μικρός λαός και πολεμά | Mikros laos ke polema | A small people who struggle | |||||||
| Δίχως σπαθιά και βόλια | Dhikhos spathya ke volya | Without swords or bullets | |||||||
| Για όλου του κόσμου το ψωμί, | Ya olou tou kozmou to psomi, | For the whole world’s bread, | |||||||
| Το φως και το τραγούδι. | To fos ke to traghoudhi. | Light and song. | |||||||
| Κάτω απ' τη γλώσσα του κρατεί | Kato ap’ ti ghlosa tou krati | Beneath his tongue he holds | |||||||
| Τους βόγγους και τα ζήτω. | Tous vongous ke ta zito. | The moans and the cheers. | |||||||
| Κι αν κάνει πως τα τραγουδεί, | Ki an gani pos ta traghoudhi, | And if he pretends to sing them, | |||||||
| Ραγίζουν τα λιθάρια. | Rayizoun ta litharya. | The stones split apart. | |||||||
Lyrics: Yannis Ristsos (18 short songs from the bitter homeland), music: Mikis Theodorakis.