English title "We Are Two" Writer(s) Mikis Theodorakis | Published 1968 Language Greek | |
Imaste dio, Ímaste dió or Eimaste dio (Greek: Είμαστε δυο, meaning 'We are two') is a song by Mikis Theodorakis, the pro-leftist Greek composer and politician.
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Background
Ímaste dió was one of the songs written by Mikis Theodorakis for prominent member of the Greek left Andreas Lentakis (1935-1997) towards the end of the 1960s. At the time of the 7 year military dictatorship in Greece this song, whose theme was the torture and isolation of a political detainee in prison, became a major rallying cry of the Greek leftwing political groups. The song is also featured in a comedy by Thanasis Veggos about the forbidden songs in Greece at the time of the generals.
Versions
A French version of Eimaste Dio, Nous sommes deux, was popularized by singer Georges Moustaki in the 1970s.