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Macedonia Chalkidiki, Ierissos Love Song
Little White Bird A-Sitting
Άσπρο πουλάκι κάθεται
There sits my little white bird, my fair white bird,
sitting on a green branch.
A white bird sitting on a green branch
gro...
Eastern Aegean Couplets Love Song
My Aching Breast
Το πονεμένο στήθος μου
My aching breast may well pain me, but does not speak of it,
and though my lips may sing a song, my heart does weep within.
...
Macedonia Chalkidiki, Ierissos Love Song
My Love Has Sent for Me
Με μήνυσε η αγάπη μου
My love has sent for me, she’s my heart’s desire,
to go to her and kiss her. Shine, dear moon, shine upon her,
so I may go ...
Eastern Thrace & Roumelia Fable Song (Ballad), Prison Song
No Father Had I (The Wine Bearer)
Εγώ είμαι ορφανό παιδί
No father had I, my mother was a widow.
My mother was a widow and sold me,
sold me into service to a good master.
My maste...
Thessaly Larissa, Drymos Carnival Song, Bawdy Song
On the Final Days of Carnival (Explicit)
Την Τρανή την Αποκριά
On the final, bré, bré, bré, the final days of Carnival,
on the final days of Carnival, of Shrovetide abstinence from food,
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Thessaly Larissa, Tyrnavos Carnival Song, Bawdy Song
On the Last Days of Carnival (Explicit)
Τις Μιγάλις Απουκριές
On the last days ho, ho! on the last days of Carnival,
on the last days of Carnival the fires are truly fanned
and women ar...
Thessaly Larissa, Tyrnavos Carnival Song, Bawdy Song
On the Last Days of Carnival (Explicit)
Τις Μιγάλις Απουκριές
On the last days ho, ho! on the last days of Carnival,
on the last days of Carnival the fires are truly fanned
and women ar...
Peloponnese Historical Song
Rock of Monemvasiá
Rock, vai, rock of Monemvasiá
Rock of Monemvasiá and Athens’ citadel.
Hey Palamedi of Náfplion, open up and let me in.
So ...
Thrace Evros, Karoti Ritual Song, For Saint John of Kledon
Saint John
Αγιόγιαννης
Saint John’s herb
Saint John’s herb with its short black leaves.
Two herbs fell out over which smelled the finest.
Basil s...
