The Harvest Has Ripened

Γενήκαν τα γεννήματα

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Original Lyrics

Γενήκαν τα γεννήματα

Γενή- μωρέ, γενήκαν τα γεννήματα
γιεμ, και μπαίνομε στο θέρο, πες μ’ αγάπη μ’ τι να γένω.

Παίρνω, μωρέ, παίρνω το δρεπανάκι μου
γιεμ, και πάω να θερίσω, μαύρα μάτια ν’ αγαπήσω.

Παίρνω τον έργο σαν πλατύ σαν πλατύ και σα μεγάλο,
πες μ’ αγάπη μ’ τι να κάνω.

Βρίσκω τα στάρια αγίνωτα, τα κορίτσια φιλημένα,
γραψ’ αλίμονο σε μένα. 

Region: Peloponnese
Area: Arcadia, Pera Melana
Rhythm: 7 beats
Dance: Kalamatianos
Duration: 02:23

Recording information

Studio recording, 2006.

Domna Samiou taped the song in Pera Melana, Kynouria, Arcadia, sung by Sofia Kounia, in 1972.

Credits

Michalis Zambas

Singers

Thodoris Georgopoulos

Clarinet

Nikos Oikonomidis

Violin

Socrates Sinopoulos

Constantinopolitan lute

Kostas Philippidis

Lute

Kostas Meretakis

Daouli (davul)

Sofia Kounia

Informant (source of the song)

Discography

The Earth’s Three Bounties

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