Category: Love song
Macedonia Kavala, Nikisiani Love song
A blue dove
A blue dove,
oh, a blue dove flew by.
Flying from mountain to mountain
she was searching for her mate.
My love so far awa...
Thrace Love song
A boy of twelve I was
A boy of twelve I was
On iron I trod and drew water
On marble I trod and it turned to dust.
They took me as a Janissary to...
Macedonia Love song
A noble lady summoned me
A noble lady summoned me, a blue-eyed noble lady
she summoned me to go to her, her wealth in Kalamata lies
she summoned me ...
Dodecanese Rhodes Love song, Wedding song
A partridge I did tame
A partridge I did tame, through April ‘til May came,
the tamer she became, the more she did complain.
All afire deep inside...
Central Greece Attiki Distichs | Processional tune Love song, Local song
A walk in Sergiani
Σεργιάνι 'ναι στη Σεργιανή
Asia Minor Erythrea, Reisdere Distichs Love song
Again they entered in the dance
Again they entered in the dance, four eyes as dark as olives,
four eyes that weave like shuttle through the hearts they brea...
Peloponnese Love song
All the birds, two by two
All the birds, amàn amàn,
the birds nest two by two,
all the birds two by two,
the swallow with his mate.
The lonesome ni...
Peloponnese Arkadia, Pera Melana Love song
Along the shore
I’m heading along the shore – say it, little ones
to find my love – say it like I do.
But I went and found her – say it, li...
Central Greece Kythira, Livadi Distichs Love song
An orange joined the dance
The beautiful orange
joined the dance once more,
and its one side smelt just as sweet as the other.
The beautiful cypress ...
Asia Minor Distichs Love song
Arabas (A horse-cart is passing by)
A horse-cart's passing by, raising clouds of dust,
pull up your little dress 'cause it will gather dust.
A horse-cart's pas...
Eastern Thrace & Roumelia Love song
At the casement of the house
At the casement of the house, where the priest’s wife lives,
at the casement of her home two black eyebrows sit.
They gaze ...
Asia Minor Erythrea, Alatsata Distichs Love song
Attaris
I vowed to the Holy Virgin
not to sing again.
Attaris!
But for your sake
I will break the vow.
Four!
Once again four bl...
Asia Minor Erythrea, Alatsata Distichs Love song
Ballos from Alatsata
Start, sweet tongue of mine, and remember, my lips,
And you poor heart, tell what you know.
Of songs and commendations I ...
Peloponnese Processional tune Love song
Beam, dear moon
– Come on beam, dear moon,
shine, moon dear, and light the way to my love.
Beam high and low, for it’s muddy and wet;
beam...
Central Greece Love song
Beam, moon dear
Come on shine, dear moon,
beam, moon dear, light the way to my love.
Beam high and low, for it's muddy and wet;
beam still...
