The Golden Loom
See also
Song
Three Lords A-Sitting
Three lords were enjoying a fine dinner
one boasting of his money, another of his wardrobe
and Mavrozis boasting of his wif...
Song
A Maid Was Singing
The Wife Scorned
A maid was singing in a high-walled palace.
The wind swept her voice out to sea
and every ship that heard it reefed its sai...
Song
A Maid Would Have Her Way
A maid would go
would go a-strolling
and then go back again.
She called her neighbours together
yes, by Saint George
and...
Song
Arta’s Bridge
Down on the shore where land meets sea,
where the world ends,
they set to building a bridge,
but the bridge would not stan...
Song
Arta’s Βridge
A team of forty stonemasons and sixty prentice workers
were putting up a bridge across the river close by Arta.
The whole d...
Song
Down on the Sandy Beach
Down on the sandy beach, down by the water’s edge,
a girl was laundering her silver-threaded dress.
After rinsing it, she l...
Song
Giannos and Vangelio
Giannos and Vangelio went to the same school,
Giannos to learn to read and write, Vangelio to sing.
Giannos fell in love an...
Song
Marandon
The Evil Mother-In-Law
Word came calling Marandon up to fight.
He forged horseshoes out of silver and nails out of gold
and shoed his horse in the...
Song
The Dead Brother
What a mother, vai aman aman, what a fine mother,
what a mother, ela giareni mou ela, what a fine mother
is she with, vai a...