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– 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
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Recording information
Studio recording, 2005.
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