Pogonisios Dance of Epirus

Άσπρη λαμπάδα καίγεται

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Original Lyrics

Άσπρη λαμπάδα καίγεται

Άσπρη λαμπάδα καίγεται στους κάμπους και δε λειώνει
έτσ' αγαπά κι ο νιος τη νια και δε το φανερώνει.

Έτσι σ' αγάπησα και γω λαμπάδα μου γραμμένη
και σ' έχω πάντα στην καρδιά μικρή μου χαϊδεμένη.

Είσαι μικρή και όμορφη σαν ήλιος, σα φεγγάρι
παρακαλάω το Θεό να γίνουμε ζευγάρι.

Region: Epirus
Type: Couplets
Category: Love Song, Wedding Song
Rhythm: 4 beats
Dance: Pogonisios
Duration: 03:03

Recording information

Studio recording, 1960s.

Credits

Arsenis Stergiou

Singers

Discography

A Second Voyage to Greece

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