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Ελένη ν' αμάν - Αυτά τα μαύρα που φορείς
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Ελένη ν' αμάν
Αυτά τα μαύρα που φορείς
Αυτά τα μαύρα που φορείς, Ελένη, ν-αμάν
εγώ, εγώ θα σου τα βγάλω
θα σε φορέσω κόκκινα κι ύστερα θα σε πάρω.
Δεν ήσαν συ που μου ’λεγες π’ αν δε με δεις πεθαίνεις
και τώρα γύρισες και λες που μ’ είδες, που με ξέρεις.
Information
- Region: Thrace
- Type: Couplets
- Categories: Love Song
- Rhythm: 4 beats
- Dance style: Syrtos
- Duration: 03:22
Collaborators
- Singer: Chronis Aidonidis
- Clarinet: Philippos Rountas
- Violin: Alekos Pavlou-Arapakis
- Kanun: Nikos Stefanidis
- Musical supervision: Domna Samiou
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Recording information
Studio recording, 1966. Released in 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7379, 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).
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