Region: Asia Minor
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Asia Minor Erythraea, Reisdere Holy Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song
The Lament of the Virgin (Reis-Dere) (Holy Week Lament)
Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Pεΐς Ντερέ)
...
– O holy John, forerunner and baptizer of my son,
where is my much beloved son, your own beloved teacher?
– My lips wo...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Meli Couplets Love Song
The Water of Life (Olmaz)
Από τα γλυκά σου μάτια
The water of Life flows from your sweet eyes.
I asked you for a little but you didn’t give me any to drink.
Impossible, my ...
Asia Minor Smyrna Couplets Love Song
The Widow
Widow, change your name, don't let them call you widow,
for you make my eyes weep night and day.
But why don't tell us
the...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Meli Couplets Love Song, Wedding Song
The Young Meliots
Τα Μελιωτάκια
Two young Meliots got up to dance the syrtos,
they will ask us for songs and commendations.
Come, let us go over there and ...
Asia Minor Couplets Love Song
There Are Hearts That Laugh
Είναι καρδιές όπου γελούν
There are hearts that laugh, there are hearts that weep;
there are hearts that ache, but don’t speak of pain.
Oh, come, my ...
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
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 Makri - Levissi Processional Tune | Couplets 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...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Kato Panagia Couplets Wedding Song
Who Was the Matchmaker
Ποιός ήταν ο προξενητής
Asia Minor Erythraea, Alatsata Couplets Love Song
Yatzilariani
I brought you a Good Evening, give me a Good Night
I had no business here, I came only for you.
Come out that I may see
yo...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Çeşme Work Song, Sea and Sailors Song
Yio Mario
Praise be to God, we’ve fish a-plenty, we’ re readying the nets again,
and Nikolis would shout at us, let’s have another rop...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Çeşme Work Song, Sea and Sailors Song
Yio Mario
Net casting a-plenty, rigging and rigging again
And Nikolis was shouting: ‘One more rope’.
The knot of the net is off to se...
Asia Minor Erythraea, Alatsata Couplets Love Song
Yioryitsa
I intended to love you, my Yioryítsa,
and nobody to know of it.
Now our own people learn of it, my Yioryítsa,
strangers to...
Asia Minor Smyrna, Baindiri Couplets Love Song
You, Sweet Lass
Καλέ συ
Oh, those gentle, melting eyes -
amán, I’m done for, oh amán!
tell me where you found them, lass -
yes, you, sweet lass, ...
