The Captains of Trípoli

Της Τρίπολης οι λοχαγοί

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Lyrics

The captains of Trípoli, mana mou,
the captains of Trípoli
and the brave men of Moriá.
In Albania they lie, in Iván they rest.
A curse on Korytsá, Kleisoura and Tepeleni!
You took our boys from us,
no brave lad did you spare.
I joined up a brave levendis1, to go to war
and return, a brave levendis still,
to my home in Tsakoniá.

Translated by Michael Eleftheriou

1levéndis: a young man blessed with courage and physical presence

Photo: The Glorious Greek Army Enter Korytsá. Coloured lithograph published by M. Saliveros SA, Athens, National Historical Museum, no. 4955/13.

Original Lyrics

Της Τρίπολης οι λοχαγοί

Της Τρί- μάνα μ’ της Τρί- της Τρίπολης οι λοχαγοί,
της Τρίπολης οι λοχαγοί και του Μωριά οι λεβέντες

στο Τεπελένι κείτουνται και στο Ιβάν κοιμούνται.
Ανάθεμά σε Κορυτσά, Κλεισούρα, Τεπελένι
που πήρες τα κορμάκια μας, δεν άφησες λεβέντη.
Λεβέντης πήγα στο στρατό να πα να πολεμήσω
και σα λεβέντης να γυρνώ στην Τσακωνιά ’πό πίσω.

Φωτ. Η είσοδος του ένδοξου Ελληνικού Στρατού στην Κορυτσά. Χρωμολιθογραφία. Εκδότης Μ. Σαλίβερος Α.Ε. Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο, αρ. κατ. 4955/13.

Region: Peloponnese
Area: Arcadia, Pera Melana
Category: Historical, Recent
Rhythm: 4 beats
Dance: Syrtos
Duration: 02:48

Recording information

Studio recording, 2004.

Domna Samiou taped the song in Livadi district of Pera Melana Kynouria, Arcadia, sung by Dimos Aneziris, in 1972.

Credits

Domna Samiou

Singers

Thodoris Georgopoulos

Flute

Nikos Oikonomidis

Violin

Ourania Lambropoulou

Santur

Kyriakos Tapakis

Lute

Andreas Pappas

Daouli (davul)

Dimos Aneziris

Informant (source of the song)

Discography

Songs of History and Heroes

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