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Ήρτανε γιορτές

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Original Lyrics

Ήρτανε γιορτές

Ήρτανε γιορτές και τους αγιάς οι μέρες1
Ήρτεν και κόρη να μη2 στην εκκλεσία
Ακλοθούσαν την τρακόσιαϊ παλικάρια
Κι άλλοϊ πήραν την και σέμαν3 περιβόλι
Τονε φίλανεν4 ο φέγγος ακρυβιούνταν5
Τον ετσίμπανεν τ’ άστρα ούλα αρματούσαν6

[«Πιέτο, κορασιά, πρώτα που κερνά πίνει
Πώς τροπιάστηκε,7 κι οπίσω της το ρίχνει
Γιόμων’ άλλενα τον άγουρον τον δίνει
Πίνει το ο άγουρος εφτά λογιών φαρμάκι»]


1αγιάς οι μέρες: μεγάλες μέρες
2να μη: να μπει
3σέμαν: μπήκε
4Τόνε φίλανεν: την φιλούσε
5φέγγος ακρυβιούνταν: υο φεγγάρι κρυβόταν
6τ’ άστρα αρματούσαν: ως και τ' άστρα αμαρτάναν
7πώς τροπιάστηκε: κάπως ντράπηκε

Information

  • Region: Cappadocia / Konya
  • Area: Anakou
  • Categories: Fable Song (Ballad)
  • Rhythm: 2 beats
  • Short Description: A brother and a sister recognize each other

Collaborators

  • Singer: Maria Tourgouti
  • Informant (source of the song): Maria Tourgouti

Albums

  • Songs of Cappadocia

Notes

It seems that there were two kinds of dances in Anakou: The “strongilós” (round dance) and the “makroulós” (long-line dance). The former was a circle, whereas the latter a straight line. They used to dance all around the streets of the village, the tallest woman being the lead followed by the other dancers. Those two dances were to be performed during the three days of Easter, Ascension Day and the Blessed Virgin’s Day.

The story of the present ballad runs as follows. A knight, coming from afar discovers that the girl he is flirting with is his sister. She knows knothing about the fact and is deeply offended when he announces that he is leaving directly to go to his fiancé. In her distress the girl offers him a glass of wine containing a few drops of poison. He unwisely drinks it and dies on the spot.
Time signature: 2/4
Mode: Diatonic D within the range of a perfect fifth. Degree III fluctuating.

Recording information

Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier, founder of the “Music Folklore Archive”.

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