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I Would I Were a Bird
Να 'μαν πουλί να πέταγα
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Lyrics
I would I were a bird to fly high up above the hill-tops,
and so survey what lies below in distant foreign countries
that I might see my well-beloved, might see the man I’ll marry,
the kind of lodgings where he stays...
Translated by John Leatham
Original Lyrics
Να 'μαν πουλί να πέταγα
Να ΄μαν πουλί να πέταγα ψηλά στα κορφοβούνια
ν' αγνάντευα ολόγυρα στα μακρινά τα ξένα
νά 'βλεπα την αγάπη μου, σε τι τραπέζια τρώει
ποιανού χεράκια την κερνούν.
Information
- Region: Thrace
- Type: Table Song
- Categories: Immigration Song
- Rhythm: Free rythm
- Duration: 03:29
Collaborators
- Singer: Chronis Aidonidis
- Clarinet: Philippos Rountas
- Violin: Alekos Pavlou-Arapakis
- Musical supervision: Domna Samiou
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Recording information
Studio recording, 1966. Released in 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7378, 1966) 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).