Dance Style: Local dance
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Ionian islands Corfu, Klimatia Religious, Literary Easter Song, Ritual Song
Glory Be to Every Day (Priests' Dance)
Δόξα να ’χει πάσα ημέρα
Glory be to every day and to the Son and Father
and to the Holy Spirit that’s divine and life-creating.
Glory be to all the...
Macedonia Grevena, Deskati Couplets Easter Song, Ritual Song
God Speed You Now, O Easter Day
God speed you now, o Easter Day, may you be back again
as you leave us may you find us, or else in better shape.
All is wel...
Ionian islands Corfu Wedding Song, Wish Well
I Climbed up the Cherry-Tree
I climbed up the cherry-tree
Marie, Maria, Marigo,
to pick a cherry
vái tzigitzéla, vái tzigitzó.
The couple just now joi...
Sporades Skiathos Love Song
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
Βλέπω καράβια κι έρχονται
I see some ships approaching port, how beautiful they seem to me,
ships that sail across the waters,
rending my faint heart...
Sporades Skiathos Love Song
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
I see some ships approaching port, how beautiful they seem to me,
ships that sail across the waters,
rending my faint heart...
Macedonia Chalkidiki, Ierissos Sea and Sailors Song, Immigration Song
I Wish to Climb a Mountain Height
I wish to climb, I wish to climb, to climb a mountain height
Roidou, sweet Roidou, dear, to breast a marble height.
Oh, gat...
Ionian islands Corfu Couplets Love Song
If I Could Have Two Hearts
Ορεινός χορός - Ήθελα να 'χα δυο καρδιές
Macedonia Kozani, Aghia Paraskevi Saturday of Lazarus Carol, Love Song
Im Wearing a White Rose (A Lazarus Song)
Άσπρο τραντάφυλλο φορώ
I’m wearing a white rose I am, I dearly wish to dye it
and if I’m lucky with the dyes, how many hearts I’ll kindle.
I’ll ki...
Cyclades Naxos Couplets Philosophical Song, Carnival Song
It Is the Custom Every Year
Τούτες οι μέρες το ’χουνε
It is the custom every year to mark these days and weeks
with dances for young swains and maids that mothers may rejoice.
S...
Cyclades Naxos Carnival Song, Philosophical Song
It Is the Custom Every Year
Τούτες οι μέρες το 'χουνε
It is the custom every year to mark these days and weeks
with dances for young swains and maids that mothers may rejoice.
S...
Thessaly Magnesia, Trikeri Sea and Sailors Song, Lampoon
Kaklamaniko
The dance is danced by Kaklamans, a pumpkin serves as drum1.
In Trikeri’s old neighbourhood the Kaklamans were dancing.
The...
Dodecanese Karpathos, Olympos Acritic Song
Kalomoiris and the Saracen (The Song of Armouris)
Kalomoiris' youngest boy was born at night,
in the night before the cock crowed.
On the very same night that he was born, h...
