Γιούργια ⬥ Studio recording, 1964. Released in 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7314, 1964) supervised by Domna Samiou, in 1969, in the LP Songs and Tunes from all Around Greece (Fidelity 0320 PL, 1969). Later, in 2008, Yiorgos Tsambras included the track in the CD collection Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969
Σαράντα πέντε μάστοροι ⬥ Studio recording, 1973. Domna Samiou taped the song in Ierissos, Chalkidiki, sung by Yannis Tsirigotis, Eleni Tsirigoti, Alexandra Roumelianaki, Yiorgos Tzitzos and Yannis Migdis, in 1972.
Σαράντα πέντε λεμονιές ⬥ Forty five lemon trees. Forty five lemon trees rooted in the sand, their leaves grow green, their lemons juicy. Only my lemon tree is planted in rock, its leaves are golden and its lemons silver. And whosoever touches them is touched, and all that see them [...]
Σαράντα μαστορόπουλα – Της Άρτας το γεφύρι ⬥ A team of forty stonemasons and sixty prentice workers were putting up a bridge across the river close by Arta. The whole day long they built the bridge, at night it was dismantled. The masons much lamented this, the prentices were [...]
Σαράντα μ’νιά μι κύκλουσαν ⬥ Full forty cunts bre, bre, bre, full forty cunts encircled me, full forty cunts encircled me to gobble up my cock. Whereon my cock, all cock-a-hoop, demanded of its balls: "So, what d’you say, my trusty balls, can I then fuck them all?" "You fuck them, cocky, [...]
Γκάιντα ⬥ A tune and dance known as 'gaida.' It is popular throughout Macedonia with small variations from place to place. It is a tune typically played with a gaida (bagpipe), which is why it is named as such. In cases where the tune is played with other instruments, such [...]
Δόξα να ’χει πάσα ημέρα ⬥ Glory be to every day and to the Son and Father and to the Holy Spirit that’s divine and life-creating. Glory be to all the three and to the Virgin Mary, in heaven all is ease and dance, led by the Lord’s Apostles. In [...]
Πέθαν’ ο Κρέας ⬥ He’s dead, o mother dear, he’s dead, he’s dead is Master Meat, he’s dead is Master Meat, he’s dead, and Master Cheese is dying. Now Master Leek lifts up his tail and Master Onion his beard, and Mistress Chard, that saucy Chard, sits upon the rim, [...]
Τί τον(ε) ζηλεύεις Βέργω μ' ⬥ Studio recording, 2006. Domna Samiou taped the song in Livadi district of Pera Melana Kynouria, Arcadia, sung by Dimos Aneziris, in 1972.
Όμορφη που ‘ν’ η νύφη μας ⬥ Our bride is beautiful and I've no need of words Her sweet cheeks are red as roses. I'm telling you so hear my words Take joy and pride in them. Don't pinch your pennies, groom, make a little cage And put our bride [...]
Πώς το τρίβουν το πιπέρι ⬥ How do they grind, good shepherdess, how do they grind the pepper, how do they grind the pepper, those diabolic monks? With the knee, good shepherdess, they grind it with the knee, with the knee they grind it, and they grind it fine. Ho [...]
Αφήνω γεια στη γειτονιά ⬥ Studio recording, 1986. Domna Samiou taped the song in Ierissos, Chalkidiki, sung by Yannis Tsirigotis, Yiorgos Tzitzos, Nikos Partheniotis and Yannis Migdis, in 1972. It is sung when the bride leaves her parents' house to go to church for her wedding ceremony.
Αφήνω γεια στη γειτονιά ⬥ Studio recording, 2008. Domna Samiou taped the song in Ierissos, Chalkidiki, sung by Yannis Tsirigotis and Yiorgos Tzitzos, Nikos Partheniotis, Yannis Migdis, in 1972.
Ανέβηκα στην κερασιά ⬥ I climbed up the cherry-tree Marie, Maria, Marigo, to pick a cherry vái tzigitzéla, vái tzigitzó. The couple just now joined let them live together till they’re old. Let them have twelve children, twelve fine lads and a girl, so the family will grow. Translated by [...]
Έρχομαι κι εσύ κοιμάσαι ⬥ I come and you are asleep amid the white jasmine, wake up wherever you might live and be, my bushy lemon tree. My partridge from Livíssi, I am entangled in your nets. The keys of my heart take them and open, there are rose gardens [...]
Όλα μου τα παράτησα & Τι έχεις Θεονίτσα ⬥ I gave up all I had, all the joys life gave me, And now walk hand in hand with my humility. It’s you that torments me, but what can I say? I love you so much, and that’s how I pay. [...]
