Musical Folklore Archives Melpo Merlie

Lament

Sample
Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Laments (songs)
Area: Karpathos (Dodecanese)
Nationality:Greek
Language:Greek
Dance:-
Scale:-
Collector:Merlier Melpo
Recording Place:Alambra Theatre, Athens
Recording Date:01/10/1930
Recording Responsible:Merlier Melpo
Duration:0:58
Other characteristics:Performed by natives, A capella
Register Information
Register date:28/02/2006
Register:Moraitis Thanassis
Comment:The sobs heard at the end are a sign that this dirge had been made up by Ms Kyrannia herself for the death of her brother, George - Tiime signature: free.
Storage media:Νot given (CD 521)
Artists/Instruments
Protopapa Kyrannia:Singer
Photos Collection

Κυραννιά Πρωτόπαπα (από το αρχείο της Καλλιρόης Βόζου - Δεστέ, εγγονής του αδερφού της Κυραννιάς, Γεωργίου. Την φωτογραφία έδωσε στο ΜΛΑ η Βενετία Σκευοφύλακα)

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