JOINT PUBLICATION WITH THE PELOPONNESIAN FOLKLORE FOUNDATION AND THE RESEARCH CENTER FOR GREEK FOLKLORE OF THE ACADEMY OF ATHENS

In this publication, Sotiris Tsianis attempts to cover the musical tradition of Skyros, studying and presenting 168 musical examples. This rare and valuable material is approached in a multifaceted manner, as required by modern ethnomusicological research. The folklore comments and the extensive musical introductory note are a valuable aid in better understanding the structure of traditional music, and how it is expressed by folk songs. In addition, the full poetic text and the transcription of its melody into music (staff) are given for each song, while the four CDs that accompany the publication contain the musical material of these examples. The publication is addressed both to lovers of traditional music and to researchers and scholars, who now have at their disposal scientifically processed material that covers the island of Skyros musically in full. This, of course, does not mean that the importance of this study is limited to the narrow limits of Skyros, but it undoubtedly constitutes a contribution to ethnomusicological research in Greece in general.


Contents

CD – 1
1. My Saint George of Skyros [1:18]
2. Spyridhoula (To who can I tell my pain…)[4:09]
3. A maiden from Amorgos [4:07]
4. Today is Epiphany [3:39]
5. God almighty [2:35]
6. Ksanthoulianikos (I regret that I’ve grown old…) [2:12]
7. Like migrating birds (tune: O tzitzines) [2:53]
8. The sea and the mountains [1:32]
9. Oh, my golden green eagle (Manolis Mavrikos (or Papoulakos) [3:42]
10. A lad is chipping a stone [1:07]
11. It was when heaven was being created [3:34]
12. This is a heart that aches [2:59]
13. The leaves of an olive tree [4:24]
14. Grapevines and presses [3:59]
15. If only I were a rock crab [0:49]
16. Two suns and two moons [3:02]
17. You’re the king’s son [3:45]
18. A maiden was gathering roses [12:00]
19. Kavadhiaikos (I wish I were a cool breeze…) [1:40]
20. Lullaby (Sleep is sown by an eagle…) [2:19]
21. If I head her into the wind, I’ll drown [1:54]

CD – 2
1. The song of May (Partridges sing in May…) [5:47]
2. The little love sighs of mine (tune: Dhioletianikos) [1:23]
3. Once there was a mother who had nine sons [2:14]
4. Saint George, my Afendi [7:34]
5. I am a fisherman’s son [1:38]
6. To ghadhourino (I’ve passed the greater part of life…) [3:56]
7. Song of night (My dark and sweer eyes…) [2:47]
8. Yer’ Yerali (What can I do to passing time…) [3:07]
9. Lullaby (Sleep, you who carries off children…) [2:25]
10. O Tzitzines (To whom can I tell my pain…) [3:41]
11. Apokriatiko (I’ve sighed many times…) [1:24]
12. Song of the korella (You are an angel…) [3:48]
13. Bre-Bre (I am not a counterfeit coin…) [5:10]
14. The time has come [1:36]
15. Ksanthoulianikos (Don’t be so in awe of me…) [1:01]
16. O theristis (Anyone who hears me singing…) [5:24]
17. Dhoukas (Your eyes open and close…) [1:58]
18. The song of May (I was born in the month of May…) [4:50]
19. Lullaby (Go to sleep, for I’ve ordered your dowry…) [3:17]
20. I’ll become a black ship [1:31]
21. Tou S’ Kaminou ( Young and hardworking maiden…) [2:06]
22. Today is Epiphany (Sit with a man who is meaklis…) [1:32]

CD – 3
1. Avlonitianikos (It’s not a pain that aches…) [5:33]
2. Protovares (I am not a counterfeit coin…) [2:09]
3. Kalimeryianikos (I wanted to meet with my fate…) [4:15]
4. O theristis (Oh, my dear young shepherd…) [2:38]
5. Oh, my blessed Virgin Mary, Lybiani [4:39]
6. Kostantis (Hey, Kostanti, behave yourself…) [6:16]
7. To ghadhourino (Many times at midnight…) [2:01]
8. We didn’t come here to eat and drink [5:02]
9. Spyridhoula ( I was a tiny mountain spring…) [2:41]
10. Apokriatiko [o grigoros] (What good is it when you say you love me…) [1:51]
11. Sond of the korella [O varis] (Wasn’t it you who were telling me…) [2:36]
12. Apokriatiko [o dhiplos] (I was hoping to meet with you…) [1:39]
13. You’re an angel, my love [0:47]
14. The song of May (I am sending you the flowers of May…) [2:40]
15. Two suns and two moons [3:36]
16. Oh, my golden green eagle [2:41]
17. It was when heaven was being created [2:46]
18. Manolareh ( A trehandiraki is approaching…) [1:30]
19. All little birds fly in two’s [1:28]
20. Song of night (This is the place that’s called Sarous…) [3:01]
21. O tzitzines (When I sigh, aman, my tzitzineh…) [4:57]
22. Lullaby (Nani is sown by an eagle…) [1:32]
23. You’re like a marble column [1:08]
24. Your eyes have caused me… [1:49]

CD – 4
1. Avlonitianikos (During the full of the moon…) [2:06]
2. A slender and beautiful young bride [2:42]
3. Song of dawn (Awake, my pet…) [3:37]
4. Down in Jerusalem [18:33]
5. I’m going to sell my fish nets [0:56]
6. Lullaby (My Sleep, if you love my baby…) [0:36]
7. The song of May (Sorcerfess, you’ve cast a spell on me…) [2:35]
8. Oh, my golden green eagle [2:17]
9. Dhoukas (My eyes open and close…) [2:28]
10. Song of the korella [arghos] ( A solitary tree on the mountain…) [2:17]
11. Today is Epiphany [2:48]
12. Spyridhoula (Night brings me consolation…) [3:04]
13. Down near the water’s edge [1:07]
14. Song of the korella (If I were spring…) [3:34]
15. O tzitzines (To whom can I tell of my pain…) [2:49]
16. Oh, kanakari son of mine [1:29]
17. Today is Epiphany [1:16]
18. I wanted to come to you this evening (tune: From the leaves of an Olive Tree) [2:04]
19. Dhoukas (My eyes open and close…) [3:53]
20. Down at Saint Marina [2:34]
21. Apokriatiko [tou gherou] (Your eyes are the sea…) [2:07]
22. O tzitzines (If an hour passed without seeing you…) [2:58]