And if you think that you may be spared
you're sorely mistaken, "mouse", you will pay in instalments,
take an eraser or whitewash, your prison days to erase (1*)
and a sponge with chlorine to clean the toilet
[Have] your head high, stand straight
your homeland calls you and wants you devoted
to have strong nerves and honour her with bravery
as the ancestors did fighting in Troy.
And when it gets cold, I will wear you down "mouse"
I will send you to LOK (2*) for the wolves to eat you
layabout, no jokes with me
you will stand to attention when you hear my voice
Maybe your eye just sparkles
I dig my heels in when someone yells at me and swears
for real, I get excited like a good "center for" (3*)
from a "mouse" I turn into "I4" (4*)
How long [will I be] here, alone on this mattress (5*)
when will the moment come, I have no patience left.
I can't stand it, (There's no way I can take it)
not to have you close to me (I count down the days)
I run to your embrace (away and beyond the borders)
I can’t stand [to be] away from you (301 and today) (6*)
Don’t look to bribe your way out, you won’t avoid the enema
the army looks for men who have courage and stubbornness
who are 6 feet tall and with strong muscles
not more "iotas" (7*) with their ear hanged.
[To be] a soldier means to always be a rock
And proud, especially if you are a "vlachos" (8*)
To bear and make sacrifices constantly
And to be armed with great tolerance.
To learn to stand to attention and to know
to not talk even if you suffer horribly
To their nasty plans not one objection
Army is just another enterprise.
The days don’t pass, the pointers seem to be stuck (9*)
I can't stand guard-duty away from you during the nights
I think that from the mosquitoes I 've started itching
Is the uniform to blame or maybe my love for you?
How long [will I be] here, alone on this mattress [bed]
when will the moment come, I have no patience left.
I can’t stand it, (There's no way I can take it)
not to have you close to me (I count down the days)
I run to your embrace (away and beyond the borders)
I can’t stand [to be] away from you (301 and today)
And here it is the moment of the great truth
there, where always you need a helping hand
there, where you truly need friends
there, where you get accustomed to sleep covered with fleas.
there, where they teach you to love Greece
there, where you always eat bean soup for lunch
there, where you stay awake all night while the others are sleeping
there, where the juntas (10*) are usually born
I can’t stand it, (There's no way I can take it)
not to have you close to me (I count reversely the days)
I run to your embrace (away and beyond the confines)
I can’t stand (to be) away from you (301 and today)