If I Had an Orchard
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Song
All the Birds, Two by Two
All the birds, amàn amàn,
the birds nest two by two,
all the birds two by two,
the swallow with his mate.
The lonesome ni...
Song
Beam, Dear Moon
– Come on beam, dear moon,
shine, moon dear, and light the way to my love.
Beam high and low, for it’s muddy and wet;
beam...
Song
In a Fine Orchard
In a fine orchard, laurel and myrtle quarrel.
And myrtle, amàn-amàn, myrtle says to laurel…
And myrtle says to laurel, -You...
Song
Ploughed Garden of Mine
Orchard, my orchard, orchard ploughed
all pruned and daisy-strewed.
You’ve flower beds all around,
and marjoram in the gro...
Song
Up Upon the Rose
The partridge built her nest
amàn amàn, high up upon the rose-bush
And the startled partridge started,
and the roses to th...
Song
Down in the Open Countryside
Down in the open countryside – why, down there, don’t you see?
down there, where all those flowers are blooming,
that’s whe...
Song
In the Heart of Kalávryta
In the heart of Kalávryta, beneath the great plane tree
old Zaimis sat, three old men a-sitting.
There were three old men t...
Song
River, Dear River of Mine
River, dear river of mine,
river, my river, when you fill.
River, my river, when you fill
and crash, and crash and swell.
...
Song
The Apple Trees Complaint
In Konstantinos’ gardens a brook welled up,
because of which I planted an orchard
with apples and quinces, with laurels and...