Selim
See also
Song
The Ship Is My House
The ship is my house, the sea my courtyard
and the waves of the north wind, are my comfort.
A little stranger is dying at t...
Song
A Maid Was Singing
The Wife Scorned
A maid was singing in a high-walled palace.
The wind swept her voice out to sea
and every ship that heard it reefed its sai...
Song
A Maid Was Singing Longingly
A maid was singing longingly inside a high-walled palace,
her voice was caught up on the breeze and carried off to seaward,
...
Song
A Maid Would Have Her Way
A maid would go
would go a-strolling
and then go back again.
She called her neighbours together
yes, by Saint George
and...
Song
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 ...
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
All the Captains' Women
All the captains’ women went
and bowed down before Ali Pasha, before the vezir,
but Leni, Bótsaris’ Leni, will not bow her ...
Song
Great Sorrow Was Expressed
Great sorrow was expressed in Mesolonghi town;
for they are taking Markos to the church, my lads.
They’re taking Markos to ...
Song
I Went Aboard a Boat
I went aboard a boat but newly built,
aboard a boat but newly built, and landed at St George.
I sought the seaman, strong a...
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 Great North Wind Blew
The Great North Wind blew throughout the land
and all those, kalé, all those ships that heard him
made it safely into shore...