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Holy Week Lament

Τώρα ’ν’ αγιά Σαρακοστή

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Lyrics

Now is the holy time of Lent, these days are holy days,
when services are held in church and priests are chanting hymns,
and they intone ‘O Holy God’ and read the Holy Gospel.

Whoever reads it, he is saved, and blessed is he who hears it,
while he who follows its commands will enter Paradise.

Translated by John Leatham

Original Lyrics

Τώρα ’ν’ αγιά Σαρακοστή

Τώρα ’ν’ αγιά Σαρακοστή, τώρα ’ν’ άγιες ημέρες,
που λειτουργούν οι εκκλησιές και ψέλνουν οι παπάδες
και λένε τ’ άγιος ο Θεός και τ’ άγιο Ευαγγέλιο.

Όποιος το λέει σώνεται κι όποιος τ’ ακούει αγιάζει
κι όποιος το καλοφουγκραστεί παράδεισο θα λάβει.

Information

  • Region: Asia Minor
  • Area: Smyrna, Baindiri
  • Categories: Holy Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song
  • Rhythm: 4 beats
  • Duration: 01:33

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  • Singer: Domna Samiou

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  • Easter Songs

Notes

This verse is typical opening lines of mainly Asia Minor and island versions of the subject of more extensive comment below. For more extensive comments see also the Lament of the Virgin from Cyprus, Thrace, Marmaras in Propontis, Phourni, Reïsdere in Asia Minor, Pontos, Baïdiri in Asia Minor, Mytilene. Miranda Terzopoulou (1998)

Recording information

Studio recording, 1997.

Domna Samiou heard this song for the first time sung by Maria Samiou, Athanassia Dalaka and Eleni Iona in 1960.

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