Fishermen, Have You Any Fish

Έχετε ψαράδες ψάρια

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Fishermen, Have You Any Fish

Lyrics

“Hey, fishermen, have you any fish,
any fish or squid or lobsters?”
“We’ve got sardines all golden,
as golden as the maid is fair”.
“Mistress, I heard you have a boat
and lay down nets,
and have come to seek its use:
for black eyes I would fish”.

Translated by Michael Eleftheriou

Original Lyrics

Έχετε ψαράδες ψάρια

«Έχετε, ψαράδες, ψάρια, έχετε, ψαράδες, ψάρια,
έχετε, ψαράδες, ψάρια, αστακούς και καλαμάρια,
αστακούς και καλαμάρια».
«Έχομε χρυσή σαρδέλα,
σαν την έμορφη κοπέλα».
«Έμαθα, κυρά, πως έχεις
ψαροπούλα και ψαρεύεις,
κι ήρθα να σου τη γυρέψω,
μαύρα μάτια να ψαρέψω».

Region: Asia Minor
Type: Couplets
Rhythm: 4 beats
Duration: 03:38

Recording information

Studio recording (2005). Based on Domna Samiou’s 1980 field recording of the song in Kato Panagia, Ilia, sung by Garifallia Sari and Kyriaki Giulbaxioti.


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Fishermen, Have You Any Fish

Garyfallia Sari, Kyriaki Giulbaxioti. Kato Panagia, Ilia, 1980.

© Domna Samiou Archive

Credits

Socrates Sinopoulos
Socrates Sinopoulos

Constantinopolitan lyra

Socrates Sinopoulos
Socrates Sinopoulos

Constantinopolitan lute

Vangelis Karipis
Vangelis Karipis

Bendir (frame drum)

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Kyriaki Gioulbaxioti

Informant (source of the song)

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Garyfalia Sουri

Informant (source of the song)

See also