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In the vineyard, on a stump,
a pretty bird is singing.
In the vineyard, on a pear-tree,
a white bird is singing.
In the vineyard, on an almond- tree,
a dark one is singing.
In the vineyard, on a peach-tree,
a black bird is singing.
Νε βρέστε, νε νιέ κούτσουρε,
κεντόν νιέ ζογκ ι μπούκουρε.
Νε βρέστε, νε νιέ ντάρδε,
κεντόν νιέ ζογκ ι μπάρδε.
Νε βρέστε, νε νιέ μυδιαλιέ,
κεντόν αγιό μαυριδερέ.
Νε βρέστε, νε νιέ πιέσκε,
κεντόν νιέ ζογκ εζέσκε.
Απόδοση στα ελληνικά:
Στ’ αμπέλι, σ’ ένα κούτσουρο,
τραγουδάει ένα πουλί όμορφο.
Στ’ αμπέλι, σε μίαν αχλαδιά,
τραγουδάει ένα πουλί άσπρο.
Στ’ αμπέλι, σε μια μυγδαλιά,
τραγουδάει μια μελαχρινή.
Στ’ αμπέλι, σε μια ροδακινιά,
τραγουδάει ένα πουλί μαύρο.
A song particularly beloved in the villages of Thebes, traditionally sung during the grape harvest. It was taught to us by Paraskevi Batsouli from Kaznesi. It is another example of a hemiolic dactylic syrtos (a type of kalamatianos) in tetrameter.
The genos (modal genus) is characterized by a central tetrachord with the tonic at the base and a diminished fourth, which results in an augmented disjunctive tone leading to the fifth degree (maqam Dügâh). Strictly speaking, the genos should be classified as chromatic; however, Byzantine theory —due to its own reasoning— places it among the diatonic chroes, and specifically within the variant of the plagal first dyad known as Naos.
Modern Greek folk musicians refer to this dromos (mode) as Saba. While the authentic Saba shares the same intervallic structure, its tonal development and melodic behaviour are different. Nonetheless, since the maqams Dügâh and Saba are closely related, we structured the piece’s introduction along the lines of the original maqam Saba.
Thanassis Moraitis (1998)
Recording from the concert featuring unpublished Arvanitic songs from Southern Italy and Greece, held in 1998 at the “Pallas Theatre”.
The song is included in the album Rose of the Rocks, Arvanitic songs from Southern Italy and Greece, supervised by Thanassis Moraitis (Lyra, 1998).
Singers
Violin
Kanun
Oud
Goblet drum
Double bass
Percussion
