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Lyrics

– Where to, master ant, where to?
where go you burnt so black
with that grub hoe ’pon your back?

– I’m going across the water,
to Wallachia blacky’s bound
to plant myself a vineyard
like a garden in the ground.

I harvested and trod them,
blacky’s trod upon the grapes,
and three full barrels filled
like three beautiful maids.

Translated by Michael Eleftheriou

Original Lyrics

Πού πας αφέντη μέρμηγκα

− Πού πας αφέντη μέρμηγκα, και πάλι μέρμηγκα,
γιεμ, πού πας, πού πας κατακαημένε
με τ’ αλέ- τ’ αλέτρι φορτωμένε;

− Θα πάω απάνω στη Βλαχιά, ο μαύρος στη Βλαχιά,
για να φκιά- να φκιάξω έν’ αμπελάκι
σαν το- σαν το περιβολάκι.

Το τρύγησα, το πάτησα, ο μαύρος το πάτησα,
γιεμ, γεμί- γεμίζω τρεις βαρέλες
σαν τις ό- τις όμορφες κοπέλες.

Information

  • Region: Ionian islands
  • Area: Kefalonia
  • Categories: Lampoon
  • Rhythm: 4 beats
  • Dance style: Local dance
  • Duration: 02:10

Collaborators

  • Singer: Elina Politi
  • Choir: Group of children from the 9th Primary School of Nea Smyrni
  • Violin: Nikos Oikonomidis
  • Constantinopolitan lute: Socrates Sinopoulos
  • Lute: Kostas Philippidis
  • Tambourine: Vangelis Karipis

Albums

  • The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children

Recording information

Studio recording, 2005.


 

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