Group of children from the 9th Primary School of Nea Smyrni
Biographical Note
The group consists of students from the 9th Primary School of Nea Smyrni, chosen by Domna who also taught them the songs.
The students who participated were:
Thanassis Akriviadis
Danae Akriviadou
Fani Apospori
Theodora Apospori
Theodora Daskalaki
Iro Domenikou
Anna Garidi
Gavriil Harvalakis
Christos Kekridis
Spyros Kekridis
Kostas Korakis
Dimitris Kyriakopoulos
Aphrodite Pavlakou
Olga Pavlakou
Irida Perantinou
Elina Politi
Polyxeni Sotiropoulou
Iakovos Stenos
Dimitra Stenou
Myrsini Tarantili
Valia Tarantili
Angeliki Tsakalou
Orpheas Tsilias
Yulia Vegriniak
Songs
Propontis Nicomedia Nursery song
A little seedling
A little seedling
a seedling, a little seedling
sprouts forth and grows
to give us fruit and flowers.
A little water, jus...
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...
Propontis Marmara Nursery song, Escalating song
Dili dili
Dili, dili, dili, dili the lamp shone
as the maid embroidered her kerchief.
The rat went and nicked the wick
from the lamp...
Thrace Evros, Soufli Lampoon, Nursery song
Down on the Barbary plane
Down, moré, down on the Barbary plane,
the fish are getting married
down on the Barbary plane.
The ants, moré, the ants ar...
Asia Minor Nursery song, Numerative song
Let’s say one
One, let’s say one
one is the nightingale, and sweetly does she sing.
Let’s say two,
two partridges on the threshing floor...
Cyclades Kythnos, Dryopida Distichs Love song, Spring song
May is come
May is come and bids me reap but for his sake
I shall not go and darken in the sun.
May, dear May with the flowers
and son...
Thessaly Karditsa, Marathea Carolling Ritual song, Incantation for the drought
Pirpiritsa walking
Pirpiritsa walking along imploring God,
– God, rain down a rain, a gentle rain
for the wheat and for the barley
and for al...
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...
Thrace Lampoon, Carnival song
Three beardless gents
Three beardless gents down from the City,
five hairs between them, what a pity.
Then bré bré bré a fourth sailed in,
from ...
Thrace Evros, Kyani Lampoon
When I went down to the butchers
When I went down, mistress mine,
to the butcher’s to buy meat,
he gave me, mistress mine,
a bone and a donkey head to eat....
Ionian islands Kefalonia Lampoon
Where to, master ant
– Where to, master ant, where to?
where go you burnt so black
with that grub hoe ’pon your back?
– I’m going across the wa...