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’Tis on Tríkorfa, up on the peak
that Kolokotronis is fighting,
and ’tis on Tríkorfa, high on the ridge
that the blood flows in rivers.
Kolokotronis yelled and the whole world trembled,
he shouts to Nikitarás and strikes fear in Turkish hearts.

Translated by Michael Eleftheriou

1Tríkorfa: Mountain top of Mantinia, branch of Menalo mountain range

Στα Τρίκορφα μες στην κορφή

Κολοκοτρωναίικο

Στα Τρίκορφα1 λέει, στα Τρίκορφα,
στα Τρίκορφα μες στη κορφή,
στα Τρίκορφα μες στη κορφή
Κολοκοτρώνης πολεμεί
και στα Τρίκορφα στη ράχη
πάει το αίμα σαν αυλάκι.

Κολοκοτρώνης φώναξε
κι όλος ο κόσμος τρόμαξε
το Νικηταρά φωνάζει
και τους Τούρκους τους τρομάζει.

1Τρίκορφα: βουνό της Μαντίνειας, παρακλάδι του Μαίναλου

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  • Singer: Efthymia Mitropoulou

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Studio recording, Greek Public Radio, 1976.

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