{"id":3862,"date":"2021-12-29T11:03:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T11:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3862"},"modified":"2021-12-29T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T11:03:58","slug":"new-years-eve-carols-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/new-years-eve-carols-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Eve Carols in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u03a7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac! Today, I will ignore all the bad things, related to the pandemic, and I will write about \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/em> (carols).<\/p>\n

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Photo by Luke Hodde<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/em> are traditional songs with roots to the Byzantine tradition and they announce a religious holiday which is about to come. They are sung by children or men on Christmas Eve, on New Year\u2019s Eve and on the Epiphany (\u0398\u03b5\u03bf\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1). They are addressed to the owners of the house. When the song is over, the carolers (\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2)<\/em> get money.<\/p>\n

Every region in Greece has one or more different versions of \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 and its own traditional instruments. However, in the big cities, children use only a triangle. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/em> are also sung by choirs or marching bands to the Prime Minister, to the President of the Republic and to other important people.<\/p>\n

In this post, we will talk about \u03c4\u03b1 \u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2: New Year\u2019s carols from the island of Cephalonia. I tried to translate the meaning of the sentences because a literal translation would make no sense.<\/p>\n

If you want to know more about Greek traditions, check this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the song here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u03be\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9, <\/b><\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9.<\/b><\/p>\n

The holiday is announced:<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cSaint Basil is coming, January is dawning,<\/p>\n

the month which is arriving, is revealing the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5, \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5. <\/b><\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are asking permission to come into your house<\/p>\n

to sing about the Saint with instruments and with our voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u0395\u03ba\u03bf\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bf \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2, <\/b><\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1, \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2.<\/b><\/p>\n

Wishes to the owners of the house:<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cI looked up and saw two candles,<\/p>\n

and because of your <\/i>welcoming, I wish you happy holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b1, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1, <\/b><\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bbo\u03bd\u03cd\u03c7\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1, \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u0398\u03b5\u03bf\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1. <\/b><\/p>\n

Saying goodbye and wishing well for the next important religious holiday<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI looked up again and saw two crowns.<\/p>\n

And with my goodnight wish, I wish you a happy Epiphany.<\/p>\n

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\u03a7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac!<\/p>\n

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