Whoever Saw a Tree of Green
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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
Arta’s Bridge
Down on the shore where land meets sea,
where the world ends,
they set to building a bridge,
but the bridge would not stan...
Song
Arta’s Βridge
A team of forty stonemasons and sixty prentice workers
were putting up a bridge across the river close by Arta.
The whole d...
Song
Beam, Dear Moon
– Come on beam, dear moon,
shine, moon dear, and light the way to my love.
Beam high and low, for it’s muddy and wet;
beam...
Song
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
I see some ships approaching port, how beautiful they seem to me,
ships that sail across the waters,
rending my faint heart...
Song
January Violet
January violet, January violet,
my winter violet in bloom.
Who will drift off
and sleep in your shade
trialalalalala, who...
Song
May
May's come,
May's come and spring,
summer’s come
when the perfumed roses bloom.
I’ve a white rose I want to dye
and if I...
Song
River, Dear River of Mine
River, dear river of mine,
river, my river, when you fill.
River, my river, when you fill
and crash, and crash and swell.
...
Song
The Apple Trees Complaint
In Konstantinos’ gardens a brook welled up,
because of which I planted an orchard
with apples and quinces, with laurels and...
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
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
We Kissed Each Other in the Night
We kissed each other in the night, and who could see us then?
I’ll tell you, dear, the star saw us, and dawn saw us as well....