Group of children from the 9th Primary School of Nea Smyrni

The group consists of students from the 9th Primary School of Nea Smyrni, chosen by Domna who also taught them the songs.

Photo. During the practice for the CD The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children in Domna’s house (2005)

The students who participated were:

Thanassis Akriviadis, Danae Akriviadou, Fani Apospori, Theodora Apospori, Theodora Daskalaki, Iro Domenikou, Anna Garidi, Gavriil Harvalakis, Christos Kekridis, Spyros Kekridis, Kostas Korakis, Dimitris Kyriakopoulos, Aphrodite Pavlakou, Olga Pavlakou, Irida Perantinou, Elina Politi, Polyxeni Sotiropoulou, Iakovos Stenos, Dimitra Stenou, Myrsini Tarantili, Valia Tarantili, Angeliki Tsakalou, Orpheas Tsilias, Yulia Vegriniak.

Songs

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  • SongPropontisNicomedeaChildren's Song

A Little Seedling

  • Ένα μικρό φιντάνι ⬥ A little seedling a seedling, a little seedling sprouts forth and grows to give us fruit and flowers. A little water, just a drop to wash down the goodness so it won’t wane, so all will not be lost. So the leaves won’t wilt and the [...]
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  • SongPeloponneseArcadia, Pera MelanaLove Song

Along the Shore

  • Το γιαλό γιαλό πηγαίνω ⬥ I’m heading along the shore – say it, little ones to find my love – say it like I do. But I went and found her – say it, little ones sat at a silver loom – say it like I do. I spoke to [...]
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  • SongPropontisMarmaraChildren's Song

Dili Dili

  • Ντίλι ντίλι ⬥ Dili, dili, dili, dili the lamp shone as the maid embroidered her kerchief. The rat went and nicked the wick from the lamp that shone dili, dili, dili as the maid embroidered her kerchief. The cat went and ate the rat that nicked the wick from the lamp [...]
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  • SongThraceEvros, SoufliChildren's Song, Lampoon

Down on the Barbary Plane

  • Κάτου στ’ς Μπαρμπαριάς τουν κάμπου ⬥ Down, moré, down on the Barbary plane, the fish are getting married down on the Barbary plane. The ants, moré, the ants are celebrating, the ants are celebrating, for the best man –me– they are a-waiting. But to spite them, I did not show, [...]
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  • SongAsia MinorChildren's Song, Numerative Song

Let’s Say One

  • Να το πούμε ένα ⬥ One, let’s say one one is the nightingale, and sweetly does she sing. Let’s say two, two partridges on the threshing floor one is the nightingale, and sweetly does she sing. Let’s say three, three is the Holy Trinity two partridges on the threshing floor [...]
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  • SongCycladesKythnos, DryopidaLove Song, Spring SongCouplets

May Is Come

  • Ήρχεν ο Μάης ⬥ May is come and bids me reap but for his sake I shall not go and darken in the sun. May, dear May with the flowers and songs too many to count. The corn flowers are in bloom and the men will soon be away. With [...]
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  • SongThessalyKarditsa, MaratheaIncantation for the Drought, Ritual SongCarol

Pirpiritsa Walking

  • Πιρπιρίτσα πιρπατεί ⬥ Pirpiritsa walking along imploring God, – God, rain down a rain, a gentle rain for the wheat and for the barley and for all God’s seeds and crops. Ponds, ponds full with water furrows furrowed with a hoe. Dear Lord, chuck it down in buckets. Translated by [...]
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  • SongCentral GreeceAttikiLove Song

Sweet Perfumed Lemon

  • Λεμονάκι μυρωδάτο ⬥ – Lemon so very sweet, so sweet-smelling and plump from the tree. Please don’t, kalé, don’t smell so fine, for you have me near distracted. – If I have you distracted, then wait, wait until the moon is high so I can see you, so I can see [...]
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  • SongThraceCarnival Song, Lampoon

Three Beardless Gents

  • Ήρθαν τρεις σπανοί ⬥ Three beardless gents down from the City, five hairs between them, what a pity. Then bré bré bré a fourth sailed in, from Tinos, five lonely hairs upon his chin. When bré bré bré when the baldies saw him they rushed out in welcome, looking trim. [...]
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  • SongThraceEvros, KyaniLampoon

When I Went down to the Butchers

  • Όταν πήγα κυρά μου στο χασάπη ⬥ When I went down, mistress mine, to the butcher’s to buy meat, he gave me, mistress mine, a bone and a donkey head to eat. Five full days I boiled them till on the seventh they were done, when a friend appeared then– [...]
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Records

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  • AlbumCD, Digital release2007Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children

‘The Great North Wind ….’ is Domna Samiou’s second CD dedicated to her ‘young friends’. One of Domna’s main concerns is that, unless children are initiated in music, these songs will gradually disappear as time goes by. This CD is a good companion to those who want to offer their […]
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