I am a girl from Piraeus
And I love the harbour, the ships and the sea
I love the sailors' laughter
I love every kiss that tastes like salt and tar
Like all the girls of Piraeus
I stand by the dock night after night
Waiting for the foreign ships
From Hong Kong, from Java, from Chile and Shanghai
There will be a ship coming that brings me the one
I love more than anyone else and who makes me happy
There will be a ship coming that fulfills my dreams
And that sates my desire, my desire of so many nights
Now you're here
And I hold you in my arms
Let me have one more drag off your cigarette
Take a look from our window,
See the harbour with all its colorful lights
In that bar over there where music is drifting out
I sat every night these past months,
Danced with unknown sailors,
And thought of one thing only:
There will be a ship coming that brings me the one
I love more than anyone else and who makes me happy
There will be a ship coming that fulfills my dreams
And that sates my desire, my desire of so many nights