Region: Peloponnese
Peloponnese Klephtic song
A maid decided
A maid decided to join the klephts
and set fire, vr’ amán och amán,
she set fire to her loom.
She set fire to her loom, to...
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 Fable song (ballad)
All the castles I have seen (The castle of the beautiful maid)
All the castles I have seen, not one have I not visited
vr' amán amán, not one have I not visited,
oh maid Frankish, maiden...
Peloponnese Foreign lands' song
All turn their gaze upon the sun
All turn their gaze upon the sun that's on the point of setting,
and yet the girl who's sore at heart is looking out to seaw...
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...
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...
Peloponnese Carolling Christmas carol, Wish well | Ritual song
Christmas carol (Peloponnese)
Χριστούγεννα Πρωτούγεννα
Peloponnese Love song
Come out, my sun, come out
Come out, my sun, come out,
come out, my sun, come out just a little.
Come out, my sun, come out just a little
so we can t...
Peloponnese Love song, Spring song
Down in the open countryside
Down in the open countryside – why, down there, don’t you see?
down there, where all those flowers are blooming,
that’s whe...
Peloponnese Mani Carolling Epiphany carol, Ritual song
Epiphany is here, feast of light
Ήρθανε τα Φώτα και τα Φωτερά
Peloponnese Arkadia, Pera Melana Fable song (ballad)
Giorgi, they’re ringing the bells
Giorgi, they’re ringing the bells.
So, Giorgi, get yourself off to church
get yourself off to church to take communion.
– ...
Peloponnese Historical song
Great joy across the land
Joy and celebrations across the land
but Náfplion, my Náfplion, why are you not joyous?
Why no scenes of joy, no celebratio...
Peloponnese Historical song
How joyous are the mountains
Hey, how joyous are the mountains,
how joyous the mountains and proud the plains.
The Virgin is celebrating today,
and the...
Peloponnese Arkadia, Pera Melana Klephtic song
I passed by a day or two ago
I was over by Piana, up high, a day or two ago
and, lads, who did I hear but the old man of the Moriá.
And I hear the old m...
Peloponnese Love song
If I had an bitter orange
If I had an bitter orange, moré,
I’d throw it at the window opposite.
Sweet Rhodo1, I’d send that vase a-crashing.
I’d sma...
Peloponnese Arkadia, Pera Melana Love song
If I had an orchard
If I had an orchard,
an orchard studded with bitter oranges.
Studded with bitter oranges,
bitter oranges all covered in bl...
Peloponnese Table song Historical song
In the heart of Kalávryta
In the heart of Kalávryta, beneath the great plane tree
old Zaimis sat, three old men a-sitting.
There were three old men t...
Peloponnese Arkadia, Pera Melana
In Vervena, in Doliana
Στα Βέρβενα, στα Δολιανά και στον ωραίον τόπο