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
Early last summer
Early last summer
I set my sights on a little bird
But chase as I would, lust as I might,
She’d always take flight.
She s...
Song
I gave up all I had & What’s wrong, Theonitsa?
I gave up all I had, all the joys life gave me,
And now walk hand in hand with my humility.
It’s you that torments me, but...
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
At Tserítsiana’s Well
At the well of Tserítsiana,
in the heart of the land, hail fine fellows,
there were Bulubasiades watching.
There were Bulu...
Song
Exile Is the Greatest Hardship
Marouli
Exile is the greatest hardship, the parting so upsetting
but oh, that greeting “Welcome home”, oh that Maroúli,1 is bliss.
...
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In the workshops of Constantinople
In the workshops of Constantinople,
In the gold and silver smiths’,
I first laid eyes on your likeness,
And my heart was y...
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On Saint George's Eve
On Saint George’s eve, as Saint George’s day was ending,
a princess was rigging a solid gold frigate
with sails of pure sil...
