Rhythm: 4 beats
Back to: Yannis Abandoned Banditry
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...
Eastern Aegean Lesvos, Agiassos Couplets Love Song, Wedding Song
Kanaria
Τα κανάρια
English translation is not available. The lyrics in French follows:
Commence à rire, mon coeur, Canaris,
à rire comme avant...
Central Greece Table Song Klephtic Song
Kítsos' Mother
Kitsos’ mother sat on the river bank
scolding the river.
Scolding the river and pelting it with stones.
‘River flow less, ...
Thrace Acritic Song
Kostantis the Only Son
Μοναχογιός ο Κωσταντής
Kostantis the only son, young and cosseted,
his mother's only son, her precious darling.
She'd scrub him, comb his hair and...
Constantinople Love Song
Last Summer
Πέρσι το καλοκαιράκι
Last summer,
I set my heart on a little bird.
But though I chased her,
catch her I could not.
I set my lime twig trap,
m...
Ionian islands Lefkada Carol Saturday of Lazarus Carol, Ritual Song
Lazarus Passed by Here
Εδώ διαβαίνει ο Λάζαρος
Cappadocia / Konya Karvali Couplets Easter Song, Love Song | Ritual Song
Leilalim (Lilac-sweet) (Easter Dance)
Λέιλαλιμ
Oh, I’m standing on the castle height,
lilac-sweet, my love, my love, lilac-sweet, lilac-sweet.
I am all of twelve years ol...
Macedonia Love Song
Little Bird in a Cage
A little bird I had in a cage, by Saint Paraskevi
a sweet-smelling creature with the sweetest nature.
I fed her sugar – for...
