PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California.

Many songs with Greek lyrics have also been sung in either Arabic or Turkish (or both). This page lists selected songs which have translations for the Greek version into English featured here on this web site.

• Greek songs that share the same melody as songs with Arabic lyrics
• Songs with part of the lyrics in Greek, and part in Arabic
• Songs with part of the lyrics in Greek, and part in Turkish
• Greek songs that share the same melody as songs with Turkish lyrics

This page was contributed by Panayiota Bakis, who is happy to share her culture and music she grew up with! Here's how Panayiota describes her background:

I always love engaging with intelligent like-minded people, especially artists. I love sharing anything and everything about my Hellenic culture and upbringing, especially music and dance. A conversation with me will bring you back to America's favorite Greek-American movie by Nia Vardalos called My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

I love investigating Greek culture, history, music, and dance. Speaking of investigating, I think I missed my calling, I probably should have been an investigator. Instead, I use those skills to dig and dig and dig tirelessly, often times falling asleep on my laptop... just to find the truth. But, most importantly, accurate truth. For me personally, and other respectable folklorists, my culture and accuracy are very important. Each generation of ethnic born artists has a duty to do the best it can to pass down our traditions as was taught to us. We have been given this artistic gift to be the gatekeepers of our heritage and culture.