Region: Pontus
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Pontus Fable Song (Ballad), Sea and Sailors Song
Somewhere in the Aegean Sea
Somewhere in the Aegean Sea, oh, my heart, my heart,
so distant, so far away, my heart is fit to burst.
A vessel richly fit...
Pontus Holy Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song
The Lament of the Virgin (Pontus) (Holy Week Lament)
Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Πόντος)
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Do you not see that naked man, forlorn and sore afflicted,
who wears a garment steeped in blood,
a thorny crown upon h...
Pontus Love Song, Pastoral Song
The Maid Climbed up to the Summer Pasture
Η κόρ’ εξέβεν σο παρχάρ
The maid climbed up to the summer pasture, my little bird,
to become a shepherdess, come, come I say!
to become a shepherde...
Pontus Immigration Song, Wedding Song
The orphan maid is wed & Beloved stranger so far away
Τ' ορφανέσας το νυφέπαρμαν & Ξένε μ' ξενιτεμένε
They stay with the bride for two days, for three,
Her dress they give her and her veil, but no wedding crown.1
Beloved st...
Pontus Inepolis Sea and Sailors Song, Immigration Song
The Ship Is My House
The ship is my house, the sea my courtyard
and the waves of the north wind, are my comfort.
A little stranger is dying at t...
