Ναυτόπουλο ψυχομαχεί ⬥ I heard the shouting and the cries, they filled the Cyprus straits. I thought they must be slaughtering bulls or taming some wild beasts; I thought the Turks were making war upon the Frankish foe, but they weren’t slaughtering any bulls, nor taming some wild beasts, nor [...]
Τώρα είν’ ο Μάης κι η άνοιξη ⬥ It is May month, the spring is here and soon it will be summer, but now the deer are pleasuring and finding spring content. A creature with a dainty step, a doe of timid nature, which does not graze or seek content [...]
Ρούσα παπαδιά ⬥ Studio recording, 1968. Released in 1968, in the LP Songs of Central Greece and Peloponnese (Fidelity 4012 PY, 1968) supervised by Domna Samiou.
Λαγκάδι ξερολάγκαδο ⬥ River, dry gorge, river vái, as you come rushing down your hair flows russet, maid. River, I cannot remember vái, ever having seen you, maid, tumbling in such torrents. River, sweeping rocks and roots, vái, trees uprooted down with you, you are my one and only love. [...]
Σήμερα Γιώργη μ’ Πασχαλιά ⬥ Today, dear George, is Easter Day, my dearest George, my dearest George, Today’s a major holiday, my dearest George, my handsome boy. Today young men dress in their best, and join the promenade. But you, dear George, did not show up, to join the promenade. [...]
Σήμερα Δέσπω μ’ Πασχαλιά ⬥ – Today, Despo, ’tis Easter Day, today’s a day of gladness, the married girls have joined the dance, young girls are promenading, and you, Despo, don’t appear among the living people. Despo, it’s your child that cries, it cries and will not settle. – Remember, [...]
