I Saw Some Black Smoke
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Charon and the Brave Men
The Death of Digenis
My friends, what happened to all the brave men in the world?
They're not on the mountains and they're not in the passes.
Th...
Song
A Maid Bidding Farewell
A maid was seeing her husband off to foreign parts
holding a candle out for him to see,
tankards of wine for him to drink.
...
Song
Andronikos and the Princess
Famed Andronikos, who was born and raised in riches,
started school on the 6th of the month and could read by the 7th.
By t...
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Feasting Lords Eating and Drinking
Andronikos and His Steed
Some lords are eating and drinking at a marble table,
a table of marble, silver and gold,
they are all eating and drinking ...
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Kalomoiris and the Saracen
The Song of Armouris
Kalomoiris' youngest boy was born at night,
in the night before the cock crowed.
On the very same night that he was born, h...
Song
Marandon
Marandon has received the order to go to war.
He forges horseshoes of silver and nails of gold,
He shoes his black steed by...
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The Castle of the Beauty
I've never seen a castle as fair as the Castle of the Beauty.
It has silver gates and silver keys,
I've never seen another ...
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The Eagle (On a Mountain High)
On a high mountain, on a sharp, steep rock,
an eagle was standing and he was gazing,
an eagle soaked and freezing.
He year...
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The Four Palikari
Four and four make eight,
Four Palikari go to the wars.
On their way they are hungry
And they sit down to eat,
but they ...
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Young Kostantakis
The Evil Mother-In-Law
Young Kostantakis married young,
he married young and took a young wife,
and he was young, too, when he was called up to wa...
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Young Kostantinos
The Evil Mother-In-Law
Young Kostantinos, young Konstantinos,
his mother had him young and betrothed him young
and he was young when he was called...