The Maid Climbed up to the Summer Pasture
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Song
Close to Daybreak
Close to daybreak, dawn’s crack in the East,
the Morning Star aloft, first light near at hand.
The sun was a- telling, ‘dau...
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
Akritas Goes Hunting
The Death of Digenis
Out hunting, on the way to the hunting grounds,
Akritas met Charon at a crossroads.
- Charon, what've you got against me th...
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
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
Forty Five Lemon Trees
Forty five lemon trees.
Forty five lemon trees rooted in the sand,
their leaves grow green, their lemons juicy.
Only my le...
Song
In a Fine Orchard
In a fine orchard, laurel and myrtle quarrel.
And myrtle, amàn-amàn, myrtle says to laurel…
And myrtle says to laurel, -You...
Song
Little White Bird A-Sitting
There sits my little white bird, my fair white bird,
sitting on a green branch.
A white bird sitting on a green branch
gro...
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Marandon
Marandon has received the order to go to war.
He forges horseshoes of silver and nails of gold,
He shoes his black steed by...
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May Is Come
May is come and bids me reap but for his sake
I shall not go and darken in the sun.
May, dear May with the flowers
and s...
