Songs of Asia Minor by Domna Samiou. Live recording from the concert ‘Songs of Asia Minor with Domna Samiou’ at the Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, on 8/3/2005. Traditional songs from the western coasts of Asia Minor, Propontis, Constantinople, Pontus and Cappadocia.
Σαν τα μάρμαρα της Πόλης ⬥ Like the marble slabs that stand in St. Sophia so well-matched and symmetrical are your eyebrows, eyes and hair. I have decided to become a dome in St. Sophia for fair girls and for dark ones to come and worship there. Translated by Mania Seferiades
Όλα μου τα παράτησα & Τι έχεις Θεονίτσα ⬥ I gave up all I had, all the joys life gave me, And now walk hand in hand with my humility. It’s you that torments me, but what can I say? I love you so much, and that’s how I pay. [...]
Πέρσι το καλοκαιράκι ⬥ Early last summer I set my sights on a little bird But chase as I would, lust as I might, She’d always take flight. She spread her wings, prepared to fly up to heaven, Fetch back an angel and empty the seven… Empty the seven seas [...]
Μέσ’ της Πόλης τ’ αργαστήρια ⬥ In the workshops of Constantinople, In the gold and silver smiths’, I first laid eyes on your likeness, And my heart was yours forthwith. You stand there in the church Like a column made of marble And at the sight of you The priests [...]
