Beam, Dear Moon
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Song
All the Birds, Two by Two
All the birds, amàn amàn,
the birds nest two by two,
all the birds two by two,
the swallow with his mate.
The lonesome ni...
Song
If I Had an Orchard
If I had an orchard,
an orchard studded with bitter oranges.
Studded with bitter oranges,
bitter oranges all covered in bl...
Song
Up Upon the Rose
The partridge built her nest
amàn amàn, high up upon the rose-bush
And the startled partridge started,
and the roses to th...
Song
Giorgi, They’re Ringing the Bells
Giorgi, they’re ringing the bells.
So, Giorgi, get yourself off to church
get yourself off to church to take communion.
– ...
Song
I Passed by a Day or Two Ago
I was over by Piana, up high, a day or two ago
and, lads, who did I hear but the old man of the Moriá.
And I hear the old m...
Song
O April, April, Cool and Fresh
O April, April cool and fresh, dear George, a worthy scholar,
May month so finely decked with flowers, dear George, so finel...
Song
The Eagle and the Partridge
An eagle swooping over and over the mastic bushes
singing sad songs to the partridge
scratching in the earth below,
sorrow...
Song
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 Snow Shines White on the Mountain Tops
The snow, moré, the snow shines white
on the mountain tops
and the sun shines in the gullies.
That’s how, moré, that’s how...
Song
Zaphiris
Zaphiris, you’re a tubby lad, you’re short and roly-poly,
the door locks are all rusted up and weeds have choked the doorway...