Little Birds of the East
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All the Captains' Women
All the captains’ women went
and bowed down before Ali Pasha, before the vezir,
but Leni, Bótsaris’ Leni, will not bow her ...
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Great Sorrow Was Expressed
Great sorrow was expressed in Mesolonghi town;
for they are taking Markos to the church, my lads.
They’re taking Markos to ...
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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...
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Kítsos' Mother
Kitsos’ mother sat on the river bank
scolding the river.
Scolding the river and pelting it with stones.
‘River flow less, ...
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Old Nun A-Cooking
A nun was frying fish and a voice,
A squeaky little voice, kept telling her over and over:
- Stop cooking, old maid,
And C...
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The Swallows of Vlachiá
The Sack of Adrianoúpolis
The swallows of Vlachiá and the birds of the West
weeping late and weeping early, weeping at noon,
weeping for ravaged Adri...
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They Took the City
They took the City, they took Salonika
and they took Haghia Sophia along with it.
And they took Haghia Sophia, the Great Mo...
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A Sailor-Lads A-Dying
I heard the shouting and the cries, they filled the Cyprus straits.
I thought they must be slaughtering bulls or taming some...
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Mavrianos' Threshing Floor
The Wager of Giannis and the Sun
At Mavrianos' marble threshing floor
a king and a youth are contesting throwing heavy stones,
no one can throw them like Gi...
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On Tríkorfa Peak
’Tis on Tríkorfa, up on the peak
that Kolokotronis is fighting,
and ’tis on Tríkorfa, high on the ridge
that the blood flo...
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The Captains of Trípoli
The captains of Trípoli, mana mou,
the captains of Trípoli
and the brave men of Moriá.
In Albania they lie, in Iván they r...
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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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You Have Entangled Me
You have entangled me, you have,
like a bee,
I am fed up being your slave
and also your ransomer, my little one.
You have...