List of songs

A complete list of songs from the Association’s releases, other releases edited by Domna Samiou, her collaborations, and selected songs from her field collections and recordings.

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The songs are presented alphabetically according to their title. You can search by criteria such as “Music Collection/Album”, “Region”, “Areas”, “Categories”, “Type”, “Rhythm”, and “Dance Style”.

In the “Search term” field, you can search by word or part of a word included in the track’s title, lyrics, notes and recording information. If, for example, you search for “foreigner”, all songs containing the word “foreigner” will appear in the results; if, however, you search for “foreign”, songs including both “foreigner” and “foreign” will appear. Spaces are supported, for example a search for “went up” will show the song “I went up high on Olympus” in the results.

In the “Collaborator” field, you can insert the name or surname of the musician, singer, etc. If, for example, you search for “Mathios”, the results will include tracks with contributions by Mathios Balabanis and Mathios Ventouris. Please note that spaces are NOT supported in this field.

NOTE: The search is case-insensitive.

Music Collection

Region

Areas

Constantinople Distichs Love song

Health to you, o Holy One

In Galatá a shower falls, a downpour in Tatávla. The loveliest of all the girls is she who’s dressed in black. It was nothi...

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...

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...

Macedonia Klephtic song

Hey Mountains of Grevená

Hey mountains of Grevená, hey mountain pine of Métsovo, can’t you dip a little lower. Dip two rifle shots so we can see Gr...

Macedonia Distichs Love song

High from the steps I fall

Απ' τα κάγκελα θα πέσω

Epirus Carnival song, Bawdy song

How do they grind the pepper

How do they grind, good shepherdess, how do they grind the pepper, how do they grind the pepper, those diabolic monks? With...

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...

Ecclesiastical hymn

Hymn of Virgin Mary

Eccleseastical hymn Not available. The text in French follows: Notre Dame ‘Portaitissa’1, ton icône vénérée qui, venue de la mer, apparut mir...

Central Greece Fable song (ballad)

I am a fisherman's son

Εγώ ’μαι ’νους ψαρά παιδί

Macedonia Chalkidiki, Ierissos Wedding song, For the bride

I bid farewell to my neighbourhood

Αφήνω γεια στη γειτονιά

Macedonia Chalkidiki, Ierissos Wedding song

I bid farewell to my neighbourhood

Αφήνω γεια στη γειτονιά

Ionian islands Corfu Wedding song, Wish well

I climbed up the cherry-tree

I climbed up the cherry-tree Marie, Maria, Marigo, to pick a cherry vái tzigitzéla, vái tzigitzó. The couple just now joi...

Asia Minor Makri - Levissi Processional tune | Distichs Love song

I come and you are asleep

I come and you are asleep amid the white jasmine, wake up wherever you might live and be, my bushy lemon tree. My partridge...

Crete Chania, Asi Gonia Cretan Rizitiko Love song

I dreamed of it

Όνειρο το ’δα η λυγερή English translation is not available. The original text in French follows: – Ce que j'ai vu en rêve, mon roseau, explique-le...