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Γιάννη μου το μαντίλι σου

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Lyrics

Your kerchief, Yanni, dearest love, why is it soiled and dirty?

Come, Yanno, come, Yannaki dear,
come now my handsome fellow.

T'was soiled while I was far from home, in distant lonely places.

Come, Yanno, come, Yannaki dear,
come now my handsome fellow.

Five rivers tried to wash it clean, all five took on its color...

Come, Yanno, come, Yannaki dear,
come now my handsome fellow.

Translated by John Leatham

Original Lyrics

Γιάννη μου το μαντίλι σου

Γιάννη μου το μαντίλι σου, τι τό ’χεις λερωμένο

βρε, Γιάννη Γιαννάκη μου
βρε, παλικαράκι μου.

Tο λέρωσε η ξενιτιά, τα έρημα τα ξένα

βρε, Γιάννη Γιαννάκη μου
βρε, παλικαράκι μου.

Πέντε ποτάμια το ’πλυναν κι έβαψαν και τα πέντε

Γιάννη Γιαννάκη μου
βρε, παλικαράκι μου.

Information

  • Region: Epirus
  • Categories: Immigration Song
  • Rhythm: 4 beats
  • Dance style: Pogonisios
  • Duration: 03:52

Collaborators

  • Singer: Domna Samiou, Haris Athanassiadis
  • Clarinet: Napoleon Saadedin
  • Violin: Haris Athanassiadis
  • Lute: Dimitris Saadedin
  • Tambourine: K. Sloutas

Albums

  • Farewell Holy One

Notes

One of the most famous songs from Epirus and a characteristic dance from the Pogoni province.

Recording information

Studio recording, 1973.

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