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The Mule, the Mule

Το μλαρ, το μλαρ
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Το μλαρ, το μλαρ
Σήκω βρε Kατίγκω και άψε το φανάρ
να πάμε γύρου γύρου πα κι εύρομε το μλαρ.
Tο μλαρ, το μλαρ
δεν πάγω στο Πλωμάρ.
Πα στον ανεμόμ’λο γύριζε το μλαρ
όλη μέρα γύριζε λαγός με το φανάρ.
Mες στο νταμ το είχα κι έτρωγε χορτάρ
και ήρταν κι το κλέψαν κι αφήκαν το σαμάρ.
Information
- Region: Eastern Aegean
- Area: Lesvos
- Categories: Carnival Song, Lampoon
- Rhythm: 2 beats
- Dance style: Hassapikos (fast)
- Duration: 02:32
Collaborators
- Singer: Domna Samiou
- Choir: Men's Group
- Flute: Petros Athanasopoulos-Kalyvas
- Violin: Alekos Pavlou-Arapakis
- Santur: Aristides Moschos
- Lute: Dimitris Nomikos
- Goblet drum: Mathios Balabanis
- Informant (source of the song): Stratis Chiropaídis
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Recording information
Studio recording, 1975.
Domna Samiou taped the song in Mandamados, Lesvos, sung by Stratís Chiropaídis, in 1968.
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