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A Mun!

"A Mun" is short for 'Swift Uprising', the Chinese name my grandmother used to call me as a child. She was always yelling, but only in the endearing way that all old chinese ladies yell, hence the exclamation.

I can’t say I’ve ever posted a video that’s entirely in Greek, but you don’t need to understand the words to understand her pain. She’s not performing, she’s living this poem - line by line.

Watch first without understanding.

Then, watch again with a translation from my Greek girlfriend:

the same question shades our eyes
every time that we meet accidentaly
that we pass by
with no strength to follow the road that we left behind
i always turn and look at this road
don t leave me
i ll live the most plain life without you
but you don t turn at all
in what happiness port do you think i am in
and you dont dare
i am here
and i endure
don t leave me

As also told to me by my Greek girlfriend… “this is a poem of the greek poet Maria Polidouri who lived in the early ’90s and died very young but is known for her two great poetry selections which are characterized of her love for another great greek poet. the video comes from a documentary that follows the life of a student in the national theatre school”