With the Lips of Heartache / Mε του καημού τα χείλη (single)

Helen Sinis & Markos Markou (vocals)

Music by Pavlos Andronikos
Lyrics by Michael Pais
Piano: Tracey Tan
Bass, bells: Stephen Stelios Adam
MIDI Programming: Pavlos Andronikos & Stephen Stelios Adam
Vocals recorded by Pavlos Andronikos
Mixed by Pavlos Andronikos & Stephen Stelios Adam
Cover picture and design: Pavlos Andronikos

The tragedy of Cyprus is the subject of this song: “[Greece,] You knew that somewhere in the ocean you’d lost a daughter… she wove a song from the thread of centuries, and sang of freedom through endless winters.”
The song ends with a moving plea from the daughter: “Oh Sun, tell my mother, with the lips of heartache, to send the fare for freedom, and her blessing.”

This recording was made for the album In a Strange Land / Επί Γης Αλλοτρίας: an anthology of Greek-Australian songs and music produced by Pavlos Andronikos & Stephen Stelios Adam.

The single is distributed by LANDR, and is available on most platforms (e.g. Spotify, YouTube, Apple, Amazon).