Sousta from Kastellorizo

Καστελλοριζιανή σούστα – Μάνα χαρά μεγάλη

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Sousta from Kastellorizo

Original Lyrics

Καστελλοριζιανή σούστα

Ήρθαν και πιάσαν στο χορό χέρια μαλαματένια
και δάχτυλα κεριάφωτα και νύχια σιντεφένια.

Μάνα χαρά, μάνα χαρά, μάνα χαρά μεγάλη,
γαμπρός απού τη μεριά κι η νύφη απού την άλλη.

Γαμπρέ και συμπεθέροι μου, θέλω να σας προτείνω
να μη μας το μαράνετε το δροσερό μας κρίνο.

Region: Dodecanese
Area: Kastellorizo
Category: Wedding Song
Rhythm: 2 beats
Dance: Sousta
Duration: 02:49

Recording information

Studio recording (1966). Released on a 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7383, 1966), supervised by Domna Samiou (Recordings on 45 RPM). In 2008, Yiorgos Tsambras included the track in the CD collection Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969 (Universal Music, 2008).

Watch a different version of the song by Domna Samiou

Wedding of Evangelos Stavrou Kakulas and Triantafyllia Mihail Malli, 23 February 1910
Wedding of Evangelos Stavrou Kakulas and Triantafyllia Mihail Malli, 23 February 1910
From the book “An Island in Time – Castellorizo in Photographs 1890-1948”. Nicholas G. Pappas, Nicholas G. Bogiatzis. Halstead Press, Sydney, 2016. Photo THE LATE IRAKLIS KAKULAS
Wedding of Agapitos Spirou Karasavas and Anastasia Zafiriou Xanthi, 13 Feb 1911
Wedding of Agapitos Spirou Karasavas and Anastasia Zafiriou Xanthi, 13 Feb 1911
From the book “An Island in Time – Castellorizo in Photographs 1890-1948”. Nicholas G. Pappas, Nicholas G. Bogiatzis. Halstead Press, Sydney, 2016. Photo ALLAN CRESSWELL
Wedding of Panagiotis Hatziyiannakis and Asimina Valisiou Theofilou, 29 Jan 1912
Wedding of Panagiotis Hatziyiannakis and Asimina Valisiou Theofilou, 29 Jan 1912
From the book “An Island in Time – Castellorizo in Photographs 1890-1948”. Nicholas G. Pappas, Nicholas G. Bogiatzis. Halstead Press, Sydney, 2016. Photo THE LATE JOHN HATZIYIANNAKIS
Wedding of Evangelos Stavrou Kakulas and Triantafyllia Mihail Malli, 23 February 1910
Wedding of Agapitos Spirou Karasavas and Anastasia Zafiriou Xanthi, 13 Feb 1911
Wedding of Panagiotis Hatziyiannakis and Asimina Valisiou Theofilou, 29 Jan 1912

Credits

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Amalia Papastefanou

Singers

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Ilias Vassilarakis

Violin

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Pantelis Chatzipetros

Santur

Discography

Palavo Tune
Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969
Recordings in 45 RPM
Recordings on 45 RPM

See also

  • SongDodecaneseKastellorizoEaster Song, Ritual SongCouplets

Just Like Easter Sunday

  • Σαν τη Μεγάλην Πασχαλιά ⬥ Easter dance from Kastellorizo with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1997.
  • SongDodecaneseKastellorizoLove Song

Gone with My Scarf

  • Έφκε με το μαντίλι μου ⬥ Dance song from Kastellorizo. Recorded in 1980.
  • SongDodecaneseNisyrosSea and Sailors Song

Oh Yes, Indeed Did Boreas

  • Ηθέλησεν ο κυρ Βοριάς ⬥ Sea and sailors song from Nisyros with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 2001.
  • SongDodecaneseLampoon, Sea and Sailors SongCouplets

I Sold My Boat

(Our Trata All Tattered)

  • Ηπούλησα τη βάρκα μου ⬥ Satirical sea and sailors song from the Dodecanese with Nikos Oikonomidis. Recorded in 2005.
  • SongDodecanesePatmosBawdy Song, Carnival Song

An Old Man Was Approaching (Explicit)

  • Ένας γέρος ηρκουντάνε (Αθυρόστομο) ⬥ Explicit carnival song from Patmos with Domna Samiou. Live recording (2003).