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Table Song of Epirus

Ανάρια, ανάρια τα ’ριχναν
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Ανάρια, ανάρια τα ’ριχναν
Ανάρια, ανάρια τα ’ριχναν οι κλέφτες τα ντουφέκια
ήταν οι μαύροι λιγοστοί πεντέξι οκτώ νομάτοι
κι ο καπετάνιος έλειπε με δυο, με τρεις νομάτους,
πάει να βαφτίσει ένα παιδί να κάνει έναν κουμπάρο
να το ’χει ο μαύρος γύρισμα.
Information
- Region: Epirus
- Type: Table Song
- Categories: Klephtic Song
- Rhythm: Free rythm
- Duration: 03:29
Collaborators
- Singer: Arsenis Stergiou
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Recording information
Studio recording, 1960s.
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