089R Cat Stevens

Published April 16, 2023 | By Alan DJ

Even though I say it myself, a fine show covering a long, varied and illustrious career, starting as a pop singer, changing to folk-rock, but with some individual attributes. Always a pleasure to listen to, or at least I think so.

As promised, I’ve linked to a fansite page with the translation of the Latin lyrics of O Caritas, and include the Greek text, a translation and a transliteration for the Greek verse of Rubylove. Though Cat Stevens has Greek ancestry, he is a Londoner born and bred and lead a cosmopolitan life, He no doubt picked up some Greek from his father, and may have attended Greek Orthodox church with him.

Latin lyrics and translation by Michael R Valenzuela for O Caritas here, along with some notes

Rubylove lyrics in Greek, with a transliteration for those who don’t read Greek text (like me) and an English translation

Ruby γλυκιά
Έλα ξανά,
Έλα ξανά κοντά μου
Έλα πρωί, με την αυγή
Χρυσή σαν ηλιαχτίδα
Ruby μου μικρή

Ruby glikya
Ela xana,
Ela xana konta mou
Ela proi, me tin avgy
Xrisi san iliaktida
Ruby mou mikri

Sweet Ruby
Come by once more
Come once more close to me
Come by at dawn
Golden like a ray of sun
My little Ruby

Preshow

Title	Artists	Album	Year
Jack Orion	The Pentangle	Cruel Sister	1970
Train Song	The Pentangle	Basket of Light	1988
When I Speak to the Flowers	Cat Stevens	Matthew & Son	1967
Morning Has Broken	Cat Stevens	Teaser And The Firecat	1971

Main Show

Matthew & Son	Cat Stevens	Matthew & Son	1967
I Love My Dog	Cat Stevens	Matthew & Son	1967
The Laughing Apple	Cat Stevens	New Masters	1967
The First Cut Is the Deepest	Cat Stevens	New Masters	1967
Lady D’arbanville	Cat Stevens	Mona Bone Jakon	1970
Katmandu	Cat Stevens	Mona Bone Jakon	1970
Wild World	Cat Stevens	Tea For The Tillerman	1970
Father and Son	Cat Stevens	Tea For The Tillerman	1970
Rubylove	Cat Stevens	Teaser And The Firecat	1971
How Can I Tell You	Cat Stevens	Teaser And The Firecat	1971
Moonshadow	Cat Stevens	Teaser And The Firecat	1971
O Caritas	Cat Stevens	Catch Bull at Four	1972
Angelsea	Cat Stevens	Catch Bull at Four	1972
Sweet Scarlet	Cat Stevens	Catch Bull at Four	1972
Later	Cat Stevens	Foreigner	1973
Music	Cat Stevens	Buddha and the Chocolate Box	1974
Ready	Cat Stevens	Buddha and the Chocolate Box	1974
Another Saturday Night	Cat Stevens	Saturnight	1974
Drywood	Cat Stevens	Numbers	1975
Old Schoolyard	Cat Stevens	Izitso	1977
Was Dog a Doughnut ?	Cat Stevens	Izitso	1977
Last Love Song	Cat Stevens	Back to Earth	1978
I’ve Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old	Cat Stevens	Box Set – Cd2 – The Search	2001
Heaven Where True Love Goes	Yusuf [Cat Stevens]	An Other Cup	2006
Shamsia	Yusuf Islam	Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)	2009
Editing Floor Blues	Yusuf	Tell ‘Em I’m Gone	2014
See What Love Did to Me	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	The Laughing Apple	2017
(I never wanted) to be a star	Cat Stevens	Izitso	1977

Postshow

Peace Train	Cat Stevens	Majikat: Earth Tour 1976	1976
Sitting	Cat Stevens	Catch Bull at Four	1972
The Hurt	Cat Stevens	Foreigner	1973
Oh Very Young	Cat Stevens	Buddha and the Chocolate Box	1974
Majik Of Majiks	Cat Stevens	Numbers	1975
Gold Digger	Yusuf	Tell ‘Em I’m Gone	2014
The Laughing Apple	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	The Laughing Apple	2017
Grandsons	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	The Laughing Apple	2017

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