Dirlanda
See also
Song
A Partridge I Did Tame
A partridge I did tame, through April ‘til May came,
the tamer she became, the more she did complain.
All afire deep inside...
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.
...
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
Lingeri
English translation is not available. The lyrics in French follows:
Frappe avec ta bague, ma brunette, sur le ‘linguéraki’1
...
Song
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
Alas, my precious,
my fragrant flower now brings joy to a foreign land,
gently, gently and quietly.
Alack, 'twas I sent h...
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
When You Go off to Foreign Lands
When you go off to foreign lands, my love, don’t stay a year there,
because it’s more than I can bear, the pain of separatio...