Aganda Yialessa
See also
Song
Exile Is the Greatest Hardship
Marouli
Exile is the greatest hardship, the parting so upsetting
but oh, that greeting “Welcome home”, oh that Maroúli,1 is bliss.
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Song
Exile Is the Greatest Hardship
Exile is the greatest hardship, the parting so upsetting
but oh, that greeting “Welcome home”, oh that Maroúli,1 is bliss.
...
Song
I Sold My Boat
In Saloniki I sold my boat
but when I got home to Chios, I didn’t have a groat.
Heave ho once, man the sails
Heave ho twic...
Song
Ribbon Interwined
I had a ribbon at the weaver’s and felt at the tailor’s,
and a loved one in a foreign land,
and him I’m waiting for,
oh, a...
Song
The Sea Has Made Me Old
The sea has made me old, yet I revel in her sight.
I weep and find no peace, as I lie remembering her at night.
The Aegean,...
Song
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
I see some ships approaching port, how beautiful they seem to me,
ships that sail across the waters,
rending my faint heart...
Song
I Want to Climb up to the Top
I want to climb up to the top, my friend, up to the top
of the roof of Saint George's, of Saint George's roof.
I want to pi...
Song
You Quench Your Thirst... O Sea
You quench your thirst from every source, o sea, from every river,
and spare us not a single one of our most manly menfolk.
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