Old Nun A-Cooking
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Song
Old Nun A-Cooking
A nun was frying fish and a voice,
a shrill high voice, kept telling her again and again :
‘Stop cooking, old maid,
and Co...
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Twelve Little Evzones
Twelve young evzones decided,
Holy Virgin, they decided to go to war.
On their way, Holy Virgin,
upon the black sea a blac...
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At Tserítsiana’s Well
At the well of Tserítsiana,
in the heart of the land, hail fine fellows,
there were Bulubasiades watching.
There were Bulu...
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Digenes Is Dying
The Death of Digenis
Digenes, Digenes is giving up the ghost,
my eyes, Digenes is dying
my eyes are black, Digenes is dying.
All the lords on l...
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Fair Evgenoula
Charon and the Maid
Evgenoula, the fair maid beloved by all,
went and boasted she had no fear of death,
that she had houses tall and a sweethea...
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Great Joy Across the Land
Joy and celebrations across the land
but Náfplion, my Náfplion, why are you not joyous?
Why no scenes of joy, no celebratio...
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I Passed by One Saturday
One Saturday I passed through Mesolonghi,
– hail fine fellows,
’twas Palm Saturday I remember.
Palm Saturday it was, Saint...
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Katsantónis
Hail, high mountains
and you, low hills, hail dear Katsantonis
and you, low-lying hills, my captain hail.
And you Tzoumerk...
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The Captains of Trípoli
The captains of Trípoli, mana mou,
the captains of Trípoli
and the brave men of Moriá.
In Albania they lie, in Iván they r...
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The Lament of the Virgin (Thrace)
Holy Week Lament
...
Today the sky is sullen black, the day itself is sullen,
today all folk are sorrowing, the mountains are in mourning,
...
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When You Dream of Brave Deeds
When you dream of brave deeds,
my black-fated sons,
when you dream of bravery,
of taking to the hills,
ask me first about...