Tragoudia Gia Tous Mines (Songs For The Months; Greek: Τραγούδια Για Τους Μήνες) is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and it was released in 1996. It was written and arranged by Dimitris Papadimitriou and the lyrics are poems by Sappho, Maria Polydouri, Kostas Karyotakis, Odysseas Elytis and Michalis Ganas, as well as traditional couplets. It sold over 60,000 copies in Greece and was certified Platinum. The vinyl collector's edition release of the album was in the form of a small record player.[1] The CD album's package and the disk itself featured extensive artwork[2] following mostly a theme on the sky and the constellations.

Track listing

• N. - Song title - Translation thereof - Song title in Greek - Notes
• 1. Proti Isimeria - First Equinox - Πρώτη Ισημερία - Orchestral; Thymios Papadopoulos in solo flute
• 2. Sappho - Sappho - Σαπφώ - Rendition of a Sappho's poem by Sotiris Kakisis
• 3. Taximi - Taqsim - Ταξίμι - Achilleas Persides in solo laouto
• 4. Lianotragoudo - Demotic distich song - Λιανοτράγουδο - Lyrics by Michalis Ganas
• 5. Sou To' Pa Gia Ta Syneffa - I told you about the clouds - Σου το'πα για τα σύννεφα - Poem by Elytis
• 6. Den Tragoudo Para Giati M' Agapises - I only sing because you loved me - Δεν τραγουδώ παρά γιατί μ'αγάπησες - Poem by Polydouri
• 7. To Parapono - The Plaint - Το παράπονο - Poem by Elytis; also singing: Giorgos Makras
• 8. Pame Ksana Sta Thavmata - Let's go again to the miracles - Πάμε ξανά στα θαύματα - Lyrics by Ganas
• 9. O Agamemnon - Agamemnon - Ο Αγαμέμνων - Poem by Elytis;[3] also singing: Makras
• 10. Defteri Isimeria - Second Equinox - Δεύτερη Ισημερία - Orchestral
• 11. Ola Ta Pire To Kalokairi - Summer has taken everything - Όλα τα πήρε το καλοκαίρι - Poem by Elytis
• 12. Se Palaio Symfoititi - To an old fellow student - Σε παλαιό συμφοιτητή - Poem by Karyotakis
• 13. Mavra Pionia - Black Pawns - Μαύρα Πιόνια - Lyrics by Ganas
• 14. Tou Pothou To Agrimi - Lust's wild beast - Του πόθου τ'αγρίμι - Lyrics by Ganas
• 15. San Tin Agapi Tin Krifi - Like the hidden love - Σαν την αγάπη την κρυφή - Demotic distichs

References

External links

• Album at artist's official webpage