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When Will the Sky Be Clear

Πότε θα κάνει ξαστεριά
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Original Lyrics
Πότε θα κάνει ξαστεριά
Πότε θα κάμει ξεστεριά, πότε θα Φλεβαρίσει,
να πάρω ντο τουφέκι μου, το όμορφη πατρόνα,
να κατεβώ στον Ομαλό στη στράτα των Μουσούρω,
να κάμω μάνες δίχως γιους, γυναίκες δίχως άντρες,
πότε θα κάμει ξεστεριά.
Information
- Region: Crete
- Type: Table Song
- Rhythm: 2 beats
- Duration: 03:02
Collaborators
- Choir: Mixed choir
- Cretan lyra: Man. Perakis
- Musical supervision: Domna Samiou
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Recording information
Studio recording, 1961. Released in 45 rpm disc (Philips 8410, 1961) supervised by Domna Samiou (Recordings in 45 RPM). Later, in 2008, Yiorgos Tsambras included the track in the CD collection Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969 (Universal Music, 2008).
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