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Λιγγέρι

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Lyrics

English translation is not available. The lyrics in French follows:

Frappe avec ta bague, ma brunette, sur le ‘linguéraki’1
pour que les garçons viennent, mon poivre noir,
et que toi aussi tu trouves un amoureux.

Sainte Vierge, donne-leur autant d'années que les branches du citronnier.


1Linguéraki: petit linguéri

Original Lyrics

Λιγγέρι

Xτύπα το δαχτυλίδι σου, αμάν, μελαχρινό μου
πάνω στο λιγγεράκι
να μαζευτούν τα λεύτερα, αμάν, καραπιπέρι
να βρεις και συ ταιράκι.

Aχ, Παναγιά μου δώσ'  τους χρόνια
σαν της λεμονιάς τα κλώνια.

Information

  • Region: Dodecanese
  • Area: Kos, Antimacheia
  • Categories: Carnival Song
  • Rhythm: Free rythm
  • Duration: 03:02

Collaborators

  • Singer: Anna Sarri-Karambessini

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  • Ethnologie Vivante: Grèce

Notes

English translation is not available. The original text is in French:

Les chants et les danses de tout le folklore du monde en témoignent, les instruments de rythme et de percussion sont souvent des ustensiles et objets usuels que les musiciens improvisés trouvent sous la main: cuillers, verres, assiettes ou plats divers.

C'est le cas pour ce plat métallique destiné à la cuisson au four, le linguéri en dialecte de Kos. Le chanteur ou la chanteuse pose le plat verticalement sur le sol et, de la main, lui imprime un rapide mouvement de rotation. A chaque tour, le rebord du plat vient frapper la bague ornée d'une grande pierre dure, que le musicien porte au majeur.

Aujourd'hui encore, dans l'île de Kos, le linguéri marque le rythme des chants de Carnaval.

Mélodie: Mode phrygien
Rythme: Libre

Recording information

Domna Samiou taped the song in Athens in 1966.

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