Some time ago I mentioned translating a Greek song to English this is what I came up with it has a very different feel and style to the original but my friends say it still captures the meaning
Mods I dont know if this breaks any rules but if it does I apologise ,just let me know and I'll delete it ,Pavlos's management received the translation last year and didn't voice any complaints to me or restrictions other asking me if I planned to release it on cd which I don't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPN7xeNRXCU
Hope you like it
Treno Fantasma
by Pavlos Pavlides
English adaptation
by Graham Windle
Am
Down the track the trucks are passing
F
I’m waiting at the station,
G Am~
for a train to come and take me home
Am
The whistle blows a haunting tune,
F
the train arrives right on time
G Am ~
but it seem there’s no one else on board.
F
Riding on the Ghost train
G Am ~
we vanish into the night,
F
To the deserts magic party
G C~
flying past the cliffs and the mountains
F
Riding on the Ghost train
G Am ~
we vanish into the night.
Am
In the darkness as you ride
F
the story of your life plays out,
G Am ~
could be just like looking at a movie
Am
The train blows out smoke and signals,
F
calling to the Indians,
G Am ~
living on the prairie, and they come.
F
Riding on the Ghost train
G Am ~
we vanish into the night.
F
To the deserts magic party
G C~
flying past the cliffs and the mountains.
F
Riding on the Ghost train
G Am ~