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John Dear Your Handkerchif
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
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Notes
One of the most famous songs from Epirus and a characteristic dance from the Pogoni province.
Recording information
Studio recording, 1973.