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Βάτους κι αγκάθια
Βάτια κι αγκάθια πάτησα, Βασίλω μου,
αμάν Βασίλω, ώσπου να σ’ αγαπήσω,
και τώρα που σ’ αγάπησα, μου λένε να σ’ αφήσω,
αμάν Βασίλω, πώς να σ’ αλησμονήσω;
Φέτος τ’ αμπέλια δεν κάνανε σταφύλια
και τι κρασί θα πιούμε, Βασίλω μου, θα ιδούμε.
Άλλα λες κι αλλού μιλάς
και μένανε πού μ’ απαρατάς;
Μ’ άλλον παίζεις και γελάς.
Άλλα λεν οι φίλοι σου
κι άλλα μιλάν τα χείλη σου.
At that time, we went to great lengths to find authentic performers of the songs from each region, so we could feature them on the radio or in recordings. I remember once jumping off the trolley in a hurry —well before reaching my stop— because I had heard something that sounded potentially interesting. It must have been Christmas of 1964. I had just left the radio station where I worked, at 4 Rigillis Street, and was walking up Irodotou Street. At the corner of Kapsali and Irodotou there was a grocery store. From inside I heard instruments and voices singing Christmas carols. The sound drew me in… It turned out to be a group from Thessaly visiting some compatriots to sing the carols. I went in, pretended to shop, and when they finished, I approached them, spoke with them, and asked them to come for a recording. I then recorded with them a series of songs from Thessaly on small discs.
Domna Samiou (1995)
Studio recording (1965). Released on a 45 rpm disc (Lyra LS 1113), supervised by Domna Samiou. In 1995, it was reissued on the CD “A Journey throughout Greece with Domna Samiou” (Lyra), edited and compiled by Yiorgos Tsambras.
Singers
Clarinet
