Υποψία να μην έχεις ⬥ Oh, do not nurture any doubts about my love for you. I feel quite lost when you are gone one hour from me. You are a garden, I a tender shoot, I can’t deny my love for you. From battlements I throw myself, I wish [...]
Από τα μπεντένια πέφτω ⬥ I’ll jump from the battlements, I’ll end it all now And my love shouts “for the love of God, catch him somehow”. I didn't see you yesterday or today, I can’t take this torture, there’s just no way.. I've vowed to wear black for the [...]
Τώρα ’ν’ αγιά Σαρακοστή ⬥ Now is the holy time of Lent, these days are holy days, when services are held in church and priests are chanting hymns, and they intone ‘O Holy God’ and read the Holy Gospel. Whoever reads it, he is saved, and blessed is he who [...]
Σωκιανή ⬥ Ah, aman, aman, Sokiani1, Sokiani, my heart goes out to thee. Ah, aman, aman, Menemen’, Menemen’, thou art my heart’s desire. Ah, aman, aman, Odemis’, Odemis’, oh my it burn and topple. Ah, aman, aman, Bergama, Bergama, grow rich from toil and gild me. Ah, aman, aman, Phokiani, Phokiani2, my heart goes out [...]
Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Mπαϊντίρι) ⬥ … The Virgin heard the awful news, she swooned and fell, they fetched some water in a crock; three tumblers of flower-water and four of rose they bathed her with, until they had revived her, and once her senses were restored, she spoke despairingly: [...]
Καλέ συ ⬥ Oh, those gentle, melting eyes – amán, I’m done for, oh amán! tell me where you found them, lass – yes, you, sweet lass, do you say nothing, too? It was with them you took me in – amán, I’m done for, oh amán! you made of [...]