River, Dear River of Mine
See also
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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...
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Forty Five Lemon Trees
Forty five lemon trees.
Forty five lemon trees rooted in the sand,
their leaves grow green, their lemons juicy.
Only my le...
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I Want to Climb up to the Top
I want to climb up to the top, my friend, up to the top
of the roof of Saint George's, of Saint George's roof.
I want to pi...
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Little Lemon Tree
Hey little lemon tree, short little lemon tree
from Vissàni, heavy with fruit,
I didn’t see you last night and now I’m sick...
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Maria’ S Gone to Pick Some Lilac
Maria’s gone to pick some lilac, a nightingale is singing,
she goes to gather lilac blossom in vineyards and in paddocks.
A...
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So Many Lies
We’ve told so many lies, a truth now let us tell,
we loaded forty pumpkins on a mouse’s tail.
The pumpkins full of water,
...
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The Evening Star Has Set
The evening star has set, the morning star arisen
but back home from school my boy still isn’t.
The evening star for compan...
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The Lament of the Virgin (Phourni)
Holy Week Lament
...
Let Martha and let Mary come and Lazarus’ mother
and John the Baptist’s sister too, all four of them together.
They to...
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What Did I Do to You, My Sun
What did I do to you, my sun, what did I do?
What did I do and now you’re set on setting?
Tourna, tourna, tourna
there’s a...
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Whoever Saw a Tree of Green
Whoever saw a tree of green,
with eyes of black and a blond sheen
and royal blue leaves to boot,
eyes black, eyebrows dark...
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You, My Little Roses
You, my little roses
you my little roses and you my herbs,
my tormentors…
’Twas you lulled me to sleep
when my love upped...