Ναυτόπουλο ψυχομαχεί ⬥ Narrative song, a syrmatikos tune from Olympos, Karpathos, with Michalis Zographidis and a men’s group from Olympos. Recorded in 2000.
Μια κόρη από την Αμοργό ⬥ She’s a girl from Amorgos, ribbon, o my ribbon! she wants to go out to sea, braided, ribbon mine! But how? She cannot go to sea, she cannot use an oar. She pays three hundred florins down, the passage costs her that, and then she gives [...]
Το παράπονο της μηλιάς ⬥ In Konstantinos’ gardens a brook welled up, because of which I planted an orchard with apples and quinces, with laurels and cypress and roses, red set amidst white. And one apple tree, ‘twas a golden apple tree, grew scorched and withered, and another spoke to [...]
Ο σταυραετός κι η πέρδικα ⬥ An eagle swooping over and over the mastic bushes singing sad songs to the partridge scratching in the earth below, sorrowfully called, – Awaken, russet partridge, my sweet companion. I’m on my way to the honey-flowers so you can hear my voice. – I’m [...]
