The Maypole and Other Local Carnival Traditions
See also
Song
I’ll Be the Basil by Your Window
I’ll be the basil by your window,
I’ll stay unwed for your sake.
Come, come to me
and I’ll fill you with glee.
Come to th...
Song
Kostantis and Kostantas
The Death of Digenis
Oh, Kostantis, oh, Kostantas, oh, young Kostantinos,
for three long years wandered looking for a good wife to wed,
[to find...
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My Heart-Sick Bird Flown Far From Home
My heart-sick bird flown far from home,
joy you bring those far-flung lands,
sadness all you leave behind.
What'll I send,...
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My Love-Bird Far Away from Home
My Emigrated Bird
My love-bird far away from home, my love who’s broken-hearted,
- o, absent love of mine,
those foreign lands greet you with...
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The Love of Yannos and Marigo
Yannos and Marigo went to the same school.
Yannos could read and write, Marigo could sing.
They loved each other, no one kn...
Song
Your Kerchief, Yanni
Your kerchief, Yanni, dearest love, why is it soiled and dirty?
Come, Yanni, come, Yannaki dear,
come now my handsome fello...