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Central Greece Fthiotida, Ypati Sea and Sailors Song, Historical Song
Three Cretan Monks
Three Cretan monks and three from Mount Athos
prepared a ship to sail, prepared a ship to sail.
They prepared a ship to sai...
Cappadocia / Konya Sinasos Fable Song (Ballad)
Three Lords A-Sitting
Τρι άρχοντες καθόντανε
Three lords were enjoying a fine dinner
one boasting of his money, another of his wardrobe
and Mavrozis boasting of his wif...
Eastern Aegean Chios, Mesta Sea and Sailors Song
Three monks from Crete
Three monks from Crete, three monks from Crete
And three from Mount Athos, te-teriri-riririrem1
they fitted out a sailing-s...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Alatsata Carnival Song, Bawdy Song
Together With My Aunt Kontylo (Explicit)
Με τη θεια μου την Κοντύλω
Together with my aunt Kontýlo I made towards the mill one day,
biyirné-biyirné-biyi-biyi-biyirné.
I elbow her, she elbows m...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Alatsata Carnival Song, Bawdy Song
Together With My Aunt Kontylo (Explicit)
Με τη θεια μου την Κοντύλω
The song has explicit lyrics, ...
Together with my aunt Kontýlo I made towards the mill one day,
biyirné, biyirné, biyi-biyi biyirné.
I elbow her, she elbows...
Eastern Aegean Samos, Karlovasi Couplets | Processional Tune Wedding Song
Tonight Is the Wedding Feast
Απόψε γάμος γίνεται
Macedonia Kozani Carnival Song, Bawdy Song
Traditional Fanos from Kozani (Explicit) (The Poor Girls & Full Forty Cunts Encircled Me)
Τα κουρίτσια τα καημένα & Σαράντα μ’νιά μι κύκλουσαν
The ...
Full forty cunts bre, bre, bre, full forty cunts encircled me,
full forty cunts encircled me to gobble up my cock.
Whereon ...
Propontis Acritic Song
Tsamandas (The Fight of Tsamados With His Son)
Ο Τσάμαντας
Up at Saint Thodoros' chapel,
at the church of Saint Kostantinos,
there are twelve circles dancing
and eighteen rings set ...
Epirus Immigration Song
Turtledove
High up upon your way, moré turtledove,
down low as you pass by, sweet beautiful turtledove,
might you have caught sight
o...
Thrace Historical, Recent
Twelve Little Evzones
Twelve young evzones decided,
Holy Virgin, they decided to go to war.
On their way, Holy Virgin,
upon the black sea a blac...
Asia Minor Makri - Levissi Couplets | Processional Tune Love Song, Wedding Song
Wake up My Black Eyed One (The Grasses of the Earth)
Wake up my black eyed one I’ve come to your neighbourhood,
I have brought you a golden tress to plait your hair.
Your black...
Propontis Marmara Couplets | Table Song Party Song
Well Met
Καλώς ανταμωθήκαμε
Well met to all of us who love each other,
who are joyful for a while and of a glad heart.
Vré, off the beach
I’m chasing ...
Eastern Aegean Ikaria, Fournoi Couplets Love Song
What Ails You, Crow
Τι έχεις μαύρε κόρακα
What ails you, crow, that your wings have blackened?
If it’s your heart that aches, come weep with me.
’Twas for you and me...
Eastern Aegean Ikaria, Fournoi Couplets Love Song
What Did I Do to You, My Sun
Ήλιε μου, ίντα σου ’καμα
What did I do to you, my sun, what did I do?
What did I do and now you’re set on setting?
Tourna, tourna, tourna
there’s a...
Thrace Love Song
When I Was a Lad
Αντά ’μαν παλικάρι
When I was a lad, twelve years of age
l walked on iron and turned it to water,
I walked on marble and turned it to dust.
T...