Dance Style: Kalamatianos
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 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 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...
Macedonia Kastoria Carnival song, Bawdy song
Five and ten priests' wives
Five and ten –now harken here– five and ten priests’ wives there were,
five and ten priests’ wives there were and nuns to th...
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...
Thessaly Larissa, Drymos Carnival song, Bawdy song
Here they call the fanny Yiota
Here, my friend, they call the fanny, here they call the fanny Yióta,
here they call the fanny Yióta and the pecker Panayiót...
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...
Central Greece
In the vineyard, on a stump
In the vineyard, on a stump
A pretty bird is singing.
In the vineyard, on a pear-tree
A white bird is singing.
In the vin...
Central Greece Fthiotida, Amphicleia Spring song, Lament
It is May month
Necrolatric dance of Spring.
It is May month, the spring is here and soon it will be summer,
but now the deer are pleasuring and finding spring content.
...
Peloponnese Processional tune Love song, Wedding song
Let my eyes wander far
Ας πα να δουν τα μάτια μου
Peloponnese Historical song
Rock of Monemvasiá
Rock, vai, rock of Monemvasiá
Rock of Monemvasiá and Athens’ citadel.
Hey Palamedi of Náfplion, open up and let me in.
So ...
Central Greece Attiki Love song
Sweet perfumed lemon
– Lemon so very sweet,
so sweet-smelling and plump from the tree.
Please don’t, kalé, don’t smell so fine,
for you have me...
Peloponnese Love song
Sweet slender Panagiota
– Panagióta kai amán, amán, amán,
Panagióta so slender and sweet,
can’t we in the courtyard meet.
– I can’t come down to m...
Peloponnese Achaia, Plataniotisa Distichs Wedding song
The sky is shining today
Σήμερα λάμπει ο ουρανός