Close to Daybreak
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Song
If I Die, Bury Me
If I die, bury me on a tall mountain
so I can hear the shepherd’s whistle
and the pipe’s sweet sound,
so I can hear the sh...
Song
The Maid Climbed up to the Summer Pasture
The maid climbed up to the summer pasture, my little bird,
to become a shepherdess, come, come I say!
to become a shepherde...
Song
A Partridge I Did Tame
A partridge I did tame, through April ‘til May came,
the tamer she became, the more she did complain.
All afire deep inside...
Song
An Eagle Soared
An eagle soared high in the sky, high in the heavens
with its bloody red jaws and its soot black crown
and clutching a brav...
Song
As Akritas Was Ploughing
The Abduction of Akritas’ Wife
As Akritas was ploughing near the river,
back and forth he went and ploughed five furrows a day,
back and forth he went and...
Song
It Is May Month
Necrolatric Dance of Spring
It is May month, the spring is here and soon it will be summer,
but now the deer are pleasuring and finding spring content.
...
Song
Marandon
The Evil Mother-In-Law
Word came calling Marandon up to fight.
He forged horseshoes out of silver and nails out of gold
and shoed his horse in the...
Song
Maria’ S Gone to Pick Some Lilac
Maria’s gone to pick some lilac, a nightingale is singing,
she goes to gather lilac blossom in vineyards and in paddocks.
A...
Song
Somewhere in the Aegean Sea
Somewhere in the Aegean Sea, oh, my heart, my heart,
so distant, so far away, my heart is fit to burst.
A vessel richly fit...
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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....
