{"id":3246,"date":"2019-08-29T10:36:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T10:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3246"},"modified":"2019-08-29T10:36:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T10:36:36","slug":"time-for-a-greek-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/time-for-a-greek-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for a Greek song!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! It is time to explore Greek music, so the topic of this post is \u039c\u03b5 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac<\/strong>, a Greek folk song from Thrace (\u0398\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7).
\nThe version I chose to present is by \u0398\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u0396\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 (Thanasis Zikas) and \u0395\u03cd\u03b7 \u03a3\u03b5\u03ca\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5 (Evi Seytanidou), known as \u039a\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1 (Kadinelia<\/a>). If you ever have the chance to see one of their concerts in Greece, don’t miss it!<\/p>\n

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\u039c\u03b5 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac,<\/strong>
\nI was fooled by the birds
\n\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u2019 \u03b1\u03b7\u03b4\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1.<\/strong>
\nthe nightingales of spring
\n\u039c\u03b5 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 `\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5,<\/strong>
\nThey fooled me and told me
\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b8\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9.<\/strong>
\nI will never die<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/span> \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong>
\nAnd I built (made) my little house
\n\u03c8\u03b7\u03bb\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u2019 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1.<\/strong>
\ntaller than the others.
\n\u039c’ \u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac, \u03bc’\u03bf\u03c7\u03c4\u03ce \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1,<\/strong>
\nWith seven, with eight floors
\n\u03bc’ \u03b5\u03be\u03ae\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b8\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1.<\/strong>
\nwith sixty windows.<\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b8\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9,<\/strong>
\nI stand by the windows
\n\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b3\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9.<\/strong>
\nI gaze at the plains.
\n\u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong>
\nI see the green plains
\n\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac \u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03b9\u03b1.<\/strong>
\nand the blue mountains.<\/p>\n

\u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf<\/span> \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u2019\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong>
\nI see Charon coming
\n\u03c0\u03b1<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4’\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>
\nriding on his horse
\n\u039c\u03b5 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac,<\/strong>
\nI was fooled by the birds
\n\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4 \u2019 \u03b1\u03b7\u03b4\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1.<\/strong>
\nthe nightingales of spring.<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b5 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac, <\/strong>
\n\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u2019 \u03b1\u03b7\u03b4\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9<\/span> means to laugh. \u0393\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/em> means to fool someone.
\n\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9:<\/span> \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 means house. \u03a3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/em> means “small house” but in this case it is a term of endearment.
\n\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b8\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1:<\/span> from \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b8\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9<\/em> (\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf, window), a word used mostly in folk poetry.
\n\u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (Charon) carries the souls of the dead people to the Underworld.
\n\u03c0\u03b1:<\/span> from \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9<\/em> (on, on top of).<\/p>\n

About Greek folk poetry:<\/span><\/p>\n

#1. It is an oral form of poetry, so the term “Greek folk poems” is not accurate. We talk about folk songs (\u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1).
\n#2. Usually, the metric form is \u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03cd\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ae \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 (political verse), deriving from ancient Greek poetry. \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 is no related to politics. It refers to the verses used by common people.
\n#3. One of the most common topics is death. In this song, the hero believes that he will never die and builds a tall house, so that he cannot be found by \u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 (Charon, death). However, he cannot change his fate.
\n#4. In general,there are no rhymes.
\n#5. The language is simple.<\/p>\n