Great Joy Across the Land
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The Swallows of Vlachiá
The Sack of Adrianoúpolis
The swallows of Vlachiá and the birds of the West
weeping late and weeping early, weeping at noon,
weeping for ravaged Adri...
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When the City Was Founded
When the angels the City did found
with water from the Holy Mount
and clay from Chios and tiles from Adrianoúpolis.
And wh...
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A Great Command
And the king did command
and ’twas a great command:
fleet and admiral were to quit the land.
By the Lord’s command and the...
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A Maid Bidding Farewell
A maid was seeing her husband off to foreign parts
holding a candle out for him to see,
tankards of wine for him to drink.
...
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Charon and the Brave Men
The Death of Digenis
My friends, what happened to all the brave men in the world?
They're not on the mountains and they're not in the passes.
Th...
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Hey Mountains of Grevená
Hey mountains of Grevená,
hey mountain pine of Métsovo,
can’t you dip a little lower.
Dip two rifle shots so we can see Gr...
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How Joyous Are the Mountains
Hey, how joyous are the mountains,
how joyous the mountains and proud the plains.
The Virgin is celebrating today,
and the...
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Kítsos' Mother
Kitsos’ mother sat on the river bank
scolding the river.
Scolding the river and pelting it with stones.
‘River flow less, ...
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Mavrianos and the King
Mavrianos and the king were dining in a garden.
Having nought of note to discuss, the talk turned to
blonde girls and curly...
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Mavrianos' Threshing Floor
The Wager of Giannis and the Sun
At Mavrianos' marble threshing floor
a king and a youth are contesting throwing heavy stones,
no one can throw them like Gi...
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On Tríkorfa Peak
’Tis on Tríkorfa, up on the peak
that Kolokotronis is fighting,
and ’tis on Tríkorfa, high on the ridge
that the blood flo...
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The Eagle (On a Mountain High)
On a high mountain, on a sharp, steep rock,
an eagle was standing and he was gazing,
an eagle soaked and freezing.
He year...
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They Took the City
They took the City, they took Salonika
and they took Haghia Sophia along with it.
And they took Haghia Sophia, the Great Mo...
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Twelve Little Evzones
Twelve young evzones decided,
Holy Virgin, they decided to go to war.
On their way, Holy Virgin,
upon the black sea a blac...