Up Siátista Way
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A Great Command
And the king did command
and ’twas a great command:
fleet and admiral were to quit the land.
By the Lord’s command and the...
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Hey Mountains of Grevená
Hey mountains of Grevená,
hey mountain pine of Métsovo,
can’t you dip a little lower.
Dip two rifle shots so we can see Gr...
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Mavrianos' Threshing Floor
The Wager of Giannis and the Sun
At Mavrianos' marble threshing floor
a king and a youth are contesting throwing heavy stones,
no one can throw them like Gi...
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Nine Villages They Razed
Nine villages of ours they razed
amán amán, and fifteen castles.
Amán, come see the body you torture.
And they took Náouss...
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They Took the City
They took the City, they took Salonika
and they took Haghia Sophia along with it.
And they took Haghia Sophia, the Great Mo...
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When You Dream of Brave Deeds
When you dream of brave deeds,
my black-fated sons,
when you dream of bravery,
of taking to the hills,
ask me first about...
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Five and Ten Priests' Wives (Explicit)
Five and ten –now harken here– five and ten priests’ wives there were,
five and ten priests’ wives there were and nuns to th...
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I Passed by One Saturday
One Saturday I passed through Mesolonghi,
– hail fine fellows,
’twas Palm Saturday I remember.
Palm Saturday it was, Saint...
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I Wish to Climb a Mountain Height
I wish to climb, I wish to climb, to climb a mountain height
Roidou, sweet Roidou, dear, to breast a marble height.
Oh, gat...
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Katsantónis
Hail, high mountains
and you, low hills, hail dear Katsantonis
and you, low-lying hills, my captain hail.
And you Tzoumerk...
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Now Hear Me,…
Easter Dance Song
Now hear me, you who leads the dance and you who twists and tangles
direct the dance along a course resembling reeds a-swayi...
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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...
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The Words Gone Round
The word’s gone round: the lads from Crete, the lads who hail from Crete,
those brave and comely Cretan lads, have now cast ...