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The Crab's to Wed

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Παντρεύουνε τον κάβουρα
Παντρεύουνε τον κάβουρα ω ω ω
και του δίνουν τη χελώνα
ντράγκα-ντρούγκα τά ’ργανα, ωρέ τά ’ργανα.
καλέσαν και τον πόντικα τα συμβόλαια να γράψει
καλέσαν το σκαντζόχοιρο γιέμ τα στέφανα ν’ αλλάξει
καλέσαν και το τζίτζικα για να παίξει το βιολί του
καλέσαν και το γάϊδαρο για να πάει να τραγουδήσει
καλέσαν και το μέρμηγκα τα προικιά να κουβαλήσει
καλέσαν και την αλεπού γιέμ τις κότες να μαδήσει
καλέσαν και το βάτραχο το νερό να κουβαλήσει.
Information
- Region: Peloponnese
- Categories: Carnival Song, Children's Song, Lampoon
- Rhythm: 7 beats
- Dance style: Kalamatianos
Collaborators
- Choir: Group of children
- Clarinet: Nikos Philippidis
- Violin: Yiorgos Marinakis
- Constantinopolitan lute: Socrates Sinopoulos
- Lute: Kostas Philippidis
- Goblet drum: Andreas Pappas
Albums
Recording information
Live recording from the concert Carnival Songs with Domna Samiou at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, at 4/3/2003.
Domna Samiou taped the song, sung by Kostas Marinis, 1960.
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