the most popular of his 21st Century tracks is undoubtedly Genethlia (or Gennethleia as it was spelled when it featured on later albums [bad word] . This song (the title of which translates as ‘Birthday’) was originally performed by Cretan lyra player and singer Stelios Mpikakis. zeimbekiko with disarmingly grim lyrics, Genethlia captures the [bad word] of human suffering like no other song. The closing lyrics roughly translate as ‘God if I knew what day I would die, I would celebrate a birthday for my death as well.’