Farewell Beautiful Girls

Αφήνω γεια στις έμορφες

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Original Lyrics

Αφήνω γεια στις έμορφες

Aφήνω γεια στις έμορφες και γεια στις μαυρομάτες
κι εγώ θα πάω στα Γιάννενα, στου μπέη τα σαράγια,
θα πα να γίνω μπέισσα, να γίνω μπεϊοπούλα.
- Γεια σου, χαρά σου μπέη μου, - Kαλώς τηνε τη βλάχα.
- Eγώ είμαι η βλάχα η έμορφη.

Region: Epirus
Type: Table Song
Category: Love Song, Pastoral Song
Rhythm: Free rythm
Duration: 03:03

Recording information

Studio recording, 1968. Released in 1968, in the LP Songs of Central Greece and Peloponnese (Fidelity 4012 PY, 1968) supervised by Domna Samiou. Later, in 2008, Yiorgos Tsambras included the track in the CD collection Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969 (Universal Music, 2008).

Credits

Domna Samiou

Singers

Discography

Songs of Central Greece and Peloponnese
Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969

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