Karsilamas dance from Marmara
See also
Song
A Prince Is to Be Wed
Evil In-Laws
A prince is to be wed
to a dark-eyed bride whose folk sought refuge here.
His bride-to-be’s from uprooted stock,
little re...
Song
Dawn Glowed in the East
The sun rose in the East and day broke in the West,
the young man led his black mount to water.
All along the way, he calle...
Song
Roumbalia - Carnation
Who has seen a love-sick youth and a thief of love?
Roumbalia,1 carnation,
birds circle around you.
He wakes up with sighs...
Song
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....
Song
The Song of Saint George
A monster plagues our land curled up in a deep well.
We feed it poor townsfolk every morn and every night,
but when a day g...
Song
Arabas (A Horse-Cart Is Passing By)
A horse-cart's passing by, raising clouds of dust,
pull up your little dress 'cause it will gather dust.
A horse-cart's pas...
Song
Easter Couplets
Easter Dance
Easter has come round again, throw out the koukouràs1
and put a red egg laid this year upon the ikon stand2.
Glad returns o...
Song
Kaklamaniko
The dance is danced by Kaklamans, a pumpkin serves as drum1.
In Trikeri’s old neighbourhood the Kaklamans were dancing.
The...
Song
Katsantónis
Hail, high mountains
and you, low hills, hail dear Katsantonis
and you, low-lying hills, my captain hail.
And you Tzoumerk...
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...
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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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Well Met
Well met to all of us who love each other,
who are joyful for a while and of a glad heart.
Vré, off the beach
I’m chasing ...