Eftichia Papagianopoulos (), also spelled as Eftihia Papagianopoulou (1893 – 7 January 1972), was a Greek lyricist. She was born in

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near

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in 1893. She left İzmir in 1919 prior to the Greco-Turkish War. She emigrated to

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and settled permanently in

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. She wrote the lyrics to many popular Greek songs, collaborating with composers like

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; however, she didn't achieve major fame famous until her death in 1972. Her great contribution to Greek music through her exceptional ability in lyricism wasn't broadly known and recognized, although many of the successful songs of the 1950s and 1960s had been written by her. A book written by lyricist and journalist

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, who was a friend of Eftichia during the last years of her life, helped to increase recognition for her work.

Compositions

Many well-known songs have lyrics by Eftichia Papagianopoulos, including: * ''Ta kavourakia'' (The little crabs), music:

* '' Dio portes echi i zoi'' (Life has two doors), music:

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* ''Ta alania'' (The gutter children), music: Vassilis Tsitsanis * ''Ime aetos horis ftera'' (I am an eagle without wings), music:

* ''Pira ap ti nioti hromata'' (I took colours from youth), music:

* ''Malamo'', music:

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* ''Mi me paratas'' (Don't leave me), music: Apostolos Kaldaras * ''An mou spasoun to bouzouki'' (If they break my bouzouki), music:

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Books

* Lefteris Papadopoulos(2002),'' Ola ine ena psema'', Kastaniotis Editions; Athens

External links

Song-writing synopsis
(in Greek)
Song list & lyrics
(Greek & translations) {{DEFAULTSORT:Papagianopoulos, Eftichia 1893 births 1972 deaths Greek lyricists Greek women songwriters Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to Greece People from Aydın