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Paralimni (Greek: Παραλίμνι; Turkish: Paralimni) is a town situated in the southeast of Cyprus, slightly inland, within the Famagusta District. Since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it has increased in size and status, due to the migration of many refugees fleeing from the north. Many of the people who work in the tourist industry of Protaras and Ayia Napa live in Paralimni, which is now the temporary administrative centre of the Famagusta District and the biggest municipality of the Greek Cypriot-controlled area of the district.
The word Paralimni means "by the lake". Historically, Paralimni was built on the shores of a shallow lake, which filled with water only in the winter. At the beginning of the 20th century, the whole lakebed was reclaimed for agricultural purposes. Paralimni has not always been where it is now; it was built originally on a hill, which was situated between Deryneia and its present location. In the 15th century, it was moved inland to avoid detection by sea pirates. It is said that the first people to settle at Paralimni arrived just after the capture of the nearby town of Famagusta by the Ottoman Turks in 1571. The first settlement was called Saint Demetrius and this place still bears his name today.
Sa mundo kong galaw ay kay bilis
Panatag ng loob ko'y di maalis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
Ang aking kapitan
Bumibitaw ma'y di maaalis
Sumasagot ka laging mabilis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
ang aking kapitan ngayon
Madilim ma ang daanan
Hawak mo'y liwanag(liwanag,liwanag)
Sa tubig na di umaagos
Tayo'y muli't muling aahon
Pag ibig mo ang pag-asa
Sayo'y laging sasama
Sa mundo kong galaw ay kay bilis
Panatag ng loob ko'y di maalis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
Ang aking kapitan
Bumibitaw ma'y di maaalis
Sumasagot ka laging mabilis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
ang aking kapitan ngayon
Tiwala sa iyo'y palagi
Wala ng iba pang hahanapin
Sa tuwing ako'y inaanod
patuloy mong sinasagip ang puso ko
Pag ibig mo ang pag-asa
Sayo'y laging sasama
Sa mundo kong galaw ay kay bilis
Panatag ng loob ko'y di maalis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
Ang aking kapitan
Bumibitaw ma'y di maaalis
Sumasagot ka laging mabilis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
ang aking kapitan ngayon
Sa mundo kong galaw ay kay bilis
Panatag ng loob ko'y di maalis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
Ang aking kapitan
Bumibitaw ma'y di maaalis
Sumasagot ka laging mabilis
Pagkat ikaw ang aking kapitan
ang aking kapitan ngayon
aking kapitan , aking kapitan