The Beans

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Original Lyrics

Τα κ'τσά

Πέρασ’ απ’ την Eρισό* κι είδα τις Ρισιώτισσες
κι είδα τις Ρισιώτισσες πώς ισπέρναν τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.
Έτσι κι έτσι τα ισπέρναν οι Ρισιώτ’σσις τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.

Μα ’ταν ξαναπέρασα τα κουκιά σκαλίζανε.
Έτσι κι έτσι τα σκαρλίζαν οι Ρισιώτ’σσις τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.

Μα ’ταν ξαναπέρασα τα κουκιά ποτίζανε.
Έτσι κι έτσι τα ποτίζαν οι Ρισιώτ’σσις τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.

Μα ’ταν ξαναπέρασα τα κουκιά θερίζανε.
Έτσι κι έτσι τα θερίζαν οι Ρισιώτ’σσις τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.

Μα ’ταν ξαναπέρασα τα κουκιά 'λωνίζανε.
Έτσι κι έτσι τα ’λωνίζαν οι Ρισιώτ’σσις τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.

Μα ’ταν ξαναπέρασα τα κουκιά σακιάζανε.
Έτσι κι έτσι τα σακιάζαν οι Ρισιώτ’σσις τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.

Μα ’ταν ξαναπέρασα τα κουκιά φορτώνανε.
Έτσι κι έτσι τα φορτώναν οι Ρισιώτ’σσις τα κουκιά
μαυροματούσα και γλυκιά.

*Ερεσός: χωριό στη ΝΔ πλευρά της Λέσβου

Region: Eastern Aegean
Area: Lesvos
Category: Carnival Song
Dance: Local dance
Duration: 03:04

Recording information

Live recording from the concert Carnival Songs with Domna Samiou held at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, on Mrach 4, 2003.

Credits

Domna Samiou

Singers

Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association Choir

Choir

Nikos Philippidis

Flute

Yiorgos Marinakis

Violin

Socrates Sinopoulos

Constantinopolitan lute

Kostas Philippidis

Lute

Andreas Pappas

Percussion

‘Perperouna’ Dance Group

Dancers

Discography

Carnival Songs with Domna in Thessaloniki (Live)

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