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Lyrics

The May month with its wealth of flowers and April with its dews,
I’ve got you on my mind again and didn’t sleep last night.

In April and in May and all the summer through,
your love, my dearest one, is something very special.

May is the month when you were born, together with the rose-buds,
you’re fragrant with rose-water scent, you blight the other lasses.

Came April and came May, they came too soon, alas,
they took my love from me and he came not at all.

Translated by John Leatham

Original Lyrics

Μάη μου με τα λούλουδα

Μάη μου με- Μάη μου με τα λούλουδα
Μάη μου με τα λούλουδα κι Απρίλη με τα δρόσια
πάλε στο νου- πάλε στο νου μου σ’ έβαλα
πάλε στο νου μου σ’ έβαλα και δεν κοιμήθ’κα απόψα.

Το Μάη και τον Απρίλη κι όλον το Θεριστή
η αγάπη σου πουλί μου, είναι ξεχωριστή.

Το Μάη ν-εγεννήθηκες, μαζί με τους κοντσέδες1
μοσχοβολάς ροδόσταμο, μαραίνεις τις κοπέλες.

Ο Μάης κι ο Απρίλης, ομπρός μου φάνηκε
και πήρε το πουλί μου, και δεν εφάνηκε.


1κοντσέδες: μπουμπούκια

Information

  • Region: Propontis
  • Area: Nicomedia, Katirli
  • Type: Distichs
  • Categories: Love song, Spring song
  • Rhythm: 4 beats
  • Dance style: Syrtos
  • Duration: 02:10

Collaborators

  • Singer: Domna Samiou
  • Choir: Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association Choir
  • Violin: Yiorgos Marinakis
  • Kanun: Panos Dimitrakopoulos
  • Constantinopolitan lute: Socrates Sinopoulos
  • Lute: Kostas Philippidis
  • Goblet drum: Andreas Pappas

Albums

  • Easter Songs

Recording information

The song was recorded in a studio, in 1997.

Based on Simon Karas' recording which belongs to the Association for the Dissemination of Greek National Music.

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