Μαντινάδα: Ξομπλιάζω τις κουβέντες μου

In full:-
Ξομπλιάζω τις κουβέντες μου
για μιας φιλίας χατίρι
και ύστεσα ανυφαντικό
στσι σκέψης τ΄ αργαστήρι.

What does this Mantinada mean? My guess is tentative, to say the least:-
'I embroider my conversations
As a favour for friendship
And afterwards (?) as a tapestry
In the workshop of thought'.

Some sense but I clearly have missed the main point.

για μιας φιλιάς χατίρι = για το χατίρι μιας φιλίας
ύστεσα = έστεσα = έστησα, από το (κρητικό) στένω

Thanks, Themis. So therefore 'for the sake of friendship' & 'I set up a weaving on the loom of thought'. Is this a plausible rendering?

Theseus said:

Thanks, Themis. So therefore 'for the sake of friendship' & 'I set up a weaving on the loom of thought'. Is this a plausible rendering?

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That's right. I embroider my words / For a friendship’s sake / And I set up a weaving / In the workshop of thought.

Στένω ανυφαντικό means to prepare everything for a weaving job.

Thanks, Nickel. My attempt at a translation wasn't too far off the mark. :)

We are learning things along with you, Theseus!

True modesty, Nickel. Very kind of you to say so. There is so much to learn! Lexilogia opens the door to so many things: I would now feel lost without it.:)