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Lyrics

– Lemon so very sweet,
so sweet-smelling and plump from the tree.
Please don’t, kalé, don’t smell so fine,
for you have me near distracted.

– If I have you distracted, then wait,
wait until the moon is high so I can see you,
so I can see your face and ask so sweetly...
– Whose son are you to have such airs about you?
– I’m my father’s son, the tavern-keeper’s lad.

Translated by Michael Eleftheriou

Original Lyrics

Λεμονάκι μυρωδάτο

– Λε- καλέ, λεμο- λεμονάκι μυρωδάτο,
λεμονάκι μυρωδάτο κι από περιβόλι αφράτο

μη παραμυρίζεις τόσο και με κάνεις και νυχτώσω.
– Κι αν νυχτώσεις παλικάρι κάτσε νά ’βγει το φεγγάρι
να σε δω να σε γνωρίσω και να σε γλυκορωτήσω
από τι σειριά1 κρατιέσαι όπου σειέσαι και λυγιέσαι;
– Του σειστή του λυγιστή ’μαι, του ταβερνοκεραστή ’μαι.


1σειριά: σειρά

Information

  • Region: Central Greece
  • Area: Attiki
  • Categories: Love Song
  • Rhythm: 7 beats
  • Dance style: Kalamatianos
  • Duration: 03:22

Collaborators

  • Choir: Group of children from the 9th Primary School of Nea Smyrni
  • Clarinet: Thodoris Georgopoulos
  • Violin: Nikos Oikonomidis
  • Lute: Kostas Philippidis
  • Goblet drum: Vangelis Karipis

Albums

  • The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children

Recording information

Studio recording, 2005.

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