Roumbalia - Carnation
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Evil In-Laws
A prince is to be wed
to a dark-eyed bride whose folk sought refuge here.
His bride-to-be’s from uprooted stock,
little re...
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Attaris
I vowed to the Holy Virgin
not to sing again.
Attaris!
But for your sake
I will break the vow.
Four!
Once again four bl...
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Dawn Glowed in the East
The sun rose in the East and day broke in the West,
the young man led his black mount to water.
All along the way, he calle...
Song
Dimitroula
You dance, my spoilt one, but I don't know who are you,
from your stature you seem, scampish perivolaria,
to be of noble bi...
Song
Karsilamas dance from Marmara
May this Bállos last, last until morning
that the girls may dance with their mates!
Ah, my barber boy,
come, embrace my ne...
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My Heartless Love
Smyrna's Bálos
My heartless love,
do you not feel for me
as you don your finery
and I lose myself for love of thee?
Come kiss me quick
...
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The May Month
The May month with its wealth of flowers and April with its dews,
I’ve got you on my mind again and didn’t sleep last night....
Song
The Song of Saint George
A monster plagues our land curled up in a deep well.
We feed it poor townsfolk every morn and every night,
but when a day g...
Song
The Water of Life
Olmaz
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 ...
Song
The Young Meliots
Two young Meliots got up to dance the syrtos,
they will ask us for songs and commendations.
Come, let us go over there and ...
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...
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...
