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Someone, please lend me a hand with understanding the title of a Greek song (nice) I found on Youtube. It is given in the Roman alphabet thusly: Astra mu me malonete with no punctuation after astra so I cannot be sure it is vocative. I have deciphered it so far as meaning Stars, don't dip me in honey Which strikes me as kinda goofy unless dipping someone in honey refers to an adage with a special meaning. In any case, please help me. Blake More |
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The song title is Άστρα μη με μαλώνετε (Astra mi me malonete). I don't know where you got the idea of dipped-in-honey from -- μαλώνω means "I scold" or "I quarrel". So, Άστρα μη με μαλώνετε. = Stars, don't scold me! See this web page for the original Greek lyrics: http://www.stixoi.info/stixoi.php?info=Lyrics&act=details&song_id=956 and this one for a similar version with an English translation: http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Astra-mi-me-malonete-Stars-don’t-scold-me.html Regards, Greg Brush |
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