The Morning Star

Ο αυγερινός

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A Wedding Rite

Original Lyrics

Ο αυγερινός

Μπροστά τραβάει, καλέ πουλάκι μου,
μπροστά τραβάει, μπροστά τραβάει ο αυγερινός,
μαύρα γλυκά μου μάτια, και πίσω πάει η πούλια,
και μες στη μέση ο σταυραϊτός μ’ ολόχρυση φτερούγα.
Ποιος έχ’ αγάπη στην καρδιά και δεν τη φανερώνει;

Region: Thessaly
Area: Magnesia, Kanalia
Type: Processional Tune
Category: Wedding Song
Rhythm: 4 beats
Duration: 03:28

Recording information

Based on Domna Samiou’s 1977 field recording of the song in Kanalia, Pelion.

Credits

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Athanasios Poulios

Singers

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Achilles Chatzizissis

Clarinet

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Athanasios Poulios

Lute

Discography

A Wedding Rite
Wedding Songs

See also

  • SongThessalyMagnesia, PouriWedding Song

Mother at Noon

  • Μάνα μ’ το μεσημέρι ⬥ Wedding song from Pouri, Pelion, with Meropi Yiannakou. Field recording (1977).
  • SongThessalyLarissa, Megalo MonastiriWedding Song

Mother Bless My Wedding

  • Έλα μάνα μ’ στα προικιά ⬥ Wedding song from Megalo Monastiri, Larissa. Field recording (1973).
  • SongThessalyFor the Bride, Wedding Song

A Boy from Syria

  • Άγουρος από Σερή ⬥ Wedding song from Thessaly with Kostas Akrivos (singer) and Spyros Anastasiou (clarinet). Released on a 45 rpm disc in 1964.
  • The "Musical Travelogue"

Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou – Makrinitsa, Pelion

  • The Feast of May was the reason for the trip to Makrinitsa, Pelion. The Feast had been cancelled during the seven year junta period and was organized for the first time again during June of 1976. The Feast of May in Makrinitsa is a celebration of joy and fertility, an [...]
  • SongThessalyMagnesia, KeramidiImmigration Song

Yorgalakis

  • Ο Γιωργαλάκης ⬥ Immigration song from Keramidi, Magnesia, with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1989.