At dawn
Recording information
Studio recording, 1991.
Based on Simon Karas' recording which belongs to the Association for the Dissemination of Greek National Music. The Smyrnian composer, Yiannis Konstandinidis (Kostas Yiannidis) taught the song to Simon Karas.
In Domna Samiou's music archive there is a version of the song taped in 1976, where Domna Samiou sings a capella.
 Watch a different version of the song by Domna Samiou |
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