Καλλιτεχνικός Σύλλογος Δημοτικής Μουσικής Δόμνα Σαμίου

The song of this ludicrous dead man, known throughout Greece, sums up the philosophy of Carnival: death is the other side of life, for nothing really dies, as Éliade writes, but reverts to its fundamental substance, awaiting the spring resurrection. The earth does not annihilate human beings; on the contrary, with its life-giving force it strengthens the symbol of their reproductive power and renders it immortal. However, this magical transference can only occur, and the promise of resurrection can only apply, in a place that is far removed from the world view and jurisdiction of the church: at a ‘magic’ crossroads, governed somewhere by infernal spirits. There the potent dead will acquire befitting sanctity, to which every authority will show submission with worshipful ceremonies of another, eternal religion. Miranda Terzopoulou (1994)

Live recording from the concert Carnival songs with Domna Samiou at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, at 4/3/2003.