Region: Central Greece
Central Greece Euboea, Agios Dimitrios Fable song (ballad)
A fair maid did sing
A fair maid sang up upon a rope bridge,
but the bridge collapsed, and the river stood still.
And the river spirit came to h...
Central Greece Viotia, Arachova Ritual song, Fable song (ballad)
A festival is being held
Local dance of Saint George
A festival is being held, high up around Saint George’s.
– Salutations, Frankish lord!
A multitude was at the feast and the...
Central Greece Euboea, Agios Dimitrios Acritic song
A nun with child (The song of Porfyris)
A nun swelled up with child and bore a manly boy.
Within a month he was carrying a sword, within a year a musket
and at thr...
Central Greece Attiki Processional tune | Distichs Love song, Local song
A walk in Sergiani
Σεργιάνι 'ναι στη Σεργιανή
Central Greece Euboea, Gymno Easter song, Ritual song | Sea and sailors chanty
All attend at church
All attend –for sake of Christ– all attend at church
to exclaim that ‘Christ is Risen!’ and to hear the Word.
As for me, th...
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 ...
Central Greece Klephtic song
Androútsos' mother
Androutsos’ mother is glad,
Androutsos’ mother is glad and Diakos’ proud
For they have warriors and captains for sons
who ...
Central Greece Euboea, Agios Dimitrios Carnival song, Bawdy song
Auntie Nikolakaina
Auntie Nikolakena, you haven’t acted very wisely;
you silly bitch, you’ve sent your girl to gather sticks for kindling.
The...
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...
Central Greece Attiki, Megara Ritual song, Great Lent song
Carnival is ended now
Why, Carnival is ended now, and Cheese-week’s past as well
and, gracious me, the Lenten fast, the Lenten fast’s with us.
Th...
Central Greece Table song Klephtic song
Great sorrow was expressed
Great sorrow was expressed in Mesolonghi town;
for they are taking Markos to the church, my lads.
They’re taking Markos to ...
Central Greece Carnival song
He's dead is Master Meat
He’s dead, o mother dear, he’s dead, he’s dead is Master Meat,
he’s dead is Master Meat, he’s dead, and Master Cheese is dyi...
Central Greece Attiki
Here come maidens from Psatha
Here come maidens from Psatha,
I knew not who they were, I am heart-broken
Come on maiden mine,
Stand here in the shade
H...
