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Lyrics

Dili, dili, dili, dili the lamp shone
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The rat went and nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The cat went and ate the rat
that nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The dog went and gobbled the cat
that ate the rat
that nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The stick went and killed the dog
that gobbled the cat
that ate the rat
that nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The oven went and burnt the stick
that killed the dog
that gobbled the cat
that ate the rat
that nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The river went and doused the oven
that burnt the stick
that killed the dog
that gobbled the cat
that ate the rat
that nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The ox went and supped the river
that doused the oven
that burnt the stick
that killed the dog
that gobbled the cat
that ate the rat
that nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

The butcher went and slaughtered the ox
that supped the river
that doused the oven
that burnt the stick
that killed the dog
that gobbled the cat
that ate the rat
that nicked the wick
from the lamp that shone
dili, dili, dili
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.

Translated by Michael Eleftheriou

Original Lyrics

Ντίλι ντίλι

Ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, ντίλι το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε, η κόρη το μαντίλι.

Πήγε και ο ποντικός, και πήρε το φυτίλι
μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Πάει και η γάτα που έφαγε τον ποντικό
που πήρε το φυτίλι μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Πάει και ο σκύλος που έφαγε τη γάτα
που έφαγε τον ποντικό
που πήρε το φυτίλι μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Πάει και το ξύλο που σκότωσε το σκύλο
που έφαγε τη γάτα που έφαγε τον ποντικό
που πήρε το φυτίλι μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Πάει και ο φούρνος που έκαψε το ξύλο
που σκότωσε το σκύλο
που έφαγε τη γάτα που έφαγε τον ποντικό
που πήρε το φυτίλι μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Πάει και το ποτάμι που έσβησε το φούρνο
που έκαψε το ξύλο που σκότωσε το σκύλο
που έφαγε τη γάτα που έφαγε τον ποντικό
που πήρε το φυτίλι μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Πάει και το βόδι που ήπιε το ποτάμι
που έσβησε το φούρνο
που έκαψε το ξύλο που σκότωσε το σκύλο
που έφαγε τη γάτα που έφαγε τον ποντικό
που πήρε το φυτίλι μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Πάει κι ο χασάπης που έσφαξε το βόδι
που ήπιε το ποτάμι που έσβησε το φούρνο
που έκαψε το ξύλο που σκότωσε το σκύλο
που έφαγε τη γάτα που έφαγε τον ποντικό
που πήρε το φυτίλι μέσ’ από το καντήλι
που έφεγγε και κένταγε η κόρη το μαντίλι,
ντίλι ντίλι ντίλι, της κόρης το μαντίλι.

Information

  • Region: Propontis
  • Area: Marmara
  • Categories: Children's Song
  • Rhythm: 2 beats
  • Duration: 04:14

Collaborators

  • Choir: Group of children from the 9th Primary School of Nea Smyrni
  • Flute: Thodoris Georgopoulos
  • Saz: Socrates Sinopoulos
  • Daouli (davul): Vangelis Karipis
  • Spoons: Vangelis Karipis

Albums

  • The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children

Notes

A prime example of an ‘escalating’ song (belonging to the same tradition as ‘there was an old woman who swallowed a spider’) which gives children practice, through repetition, in understanding logical sequences of events. Miranda Terzopoulou (2007)


Recording information

Studio recording, 2005.

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