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Lyrics

Androutsos’ mother is glad,
Androutsos’ mother is glad and Diakos’ proud
For they have warriors and captains for sons
who set the Turks to flight, spahis1 and janissaries,2
one at the Inn of Graviá, the other at Alamana.

Translated by Michael Eleftheriou


1spahis: a cavalryman in the Turkish army
2janissary: a member of an elite military unit of the Turkish army composed of Christian children taken in tribute and forcibly converted to the Muslim faith

Original Lyrics

Τ' Αντρούτσου η μάνα

Τ’ Αντρούτσου η μά- τ’ Αντρούτσου η μάνα χαίρεται,
τ’ Αντρούτσου η μάνα χαίρεται, του Διάκου καμαρώνει.

Γιατί έχουν γιους αρματωλούς και γιους καπεταναίους.
Ένας στο χάνι της Γραβιάς κι άλλος στην Αλαμάνα
τους Τούρκους εσκορπίσανε, σπαχήδες1 γενιτσάρους.2


1σπαχήδες: ειδικό σώμα Τούρκων πολεμιστών
2γενίτσαροι: σώμα επιλέκτων στρατιωτών που το αποτελούσαν χριστιανόπουλα τα οποία, μετά από αιχμαλωσία ή παιδομάζωμα, εξισλαμίζονταν

Information

  • Region: Central Greece
  • Categories: Klephtic Song
  • Rhythm: 3 beats
  • Dance style: Tsamikos
  • Duration: 03:05

Collaborators

  • Singer: Domna Samiou
  • Pipiza: Thodoris Georgopoulos
  • Daouli (davul): Andreas Pappas

Albums

  • Songs of History and Heroes

Recording information

Studio recording, 2004.

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