Track name: AVTA TA MATIA DIMO MOU TA OMORFA A
Trackcode: SAS015719
Composer: DP, Helen Kontos (Arr.), Edward John Campbell Ashcroft (Arr.), Paul Jonathan Ivan Vials (Arr.), Kyriakos Gouventas (Arr.)
アーティスト: Kyriakos Gouventas, Paul Vials, Edward Ashcroft
EAN/GTIN: 4020771260164
ISRC: DE-B63-26-00540
Album name: TRADITIONAL GREECE
Catalogue number: SAS0157
Label: Sonoton Authentic Series - SAS
LC number: 07573
Traditional slow dance and song from the mountainous region of Epirus. The lyrics celebrate the beautiful eyes of the hero Dimo while expressing the deep ache of love; accompanied by laouto, santouri, clarinet, violin, and both male and female vocals. Ideal for Greek culture content, local festivities, documentaries and travelogues. 104 bpm (Gmaj)
Arranged by Kyriakos Gkouventas (tracks 1-36) and Nikolaos Georgakis (tracks 37-56).
Produced by Helen Kontos & Kostas Kontos.
Recorded by Kostas Kontos at United World Studio – Lakkia Thessaloniki, Greece.
Mixed by Iain Roberton at The Ohm Werks, UK.
Tr. 1-36: Performed by Kyriakos Gouventas (violin), Vasilis Kasouras (laouto, vocal, defi), Vangelis Paschalidis (santouri), Despoina Pagioula (voice), Georgia Tenta (voice), Giannis Gouventas (tsambouna) and Giannis Baliakas (clarinet).
Tr. 37-56: Performed by Pantelis Chatzikyriakos (bouzouki, voice), Nikos Georgakis (guitar, voice) and Konstantina Samara (violin, voice)
Mastered by Daniel Goodridge.
Design by Aikaterini Pingiou. Photograph by Alex Presa on Unsplash.
Αυτά τα μάτια Δήμο μ’ τα ’μορφα
τα φρύδια σ’ τα γραμμένα γεια σ’ αγάπη μου
τα φρύδια σ’ τα γραμμένα σε κλαίν’ τα μάτια μου
Αυτά με κάνουν Δήμο μ’ κι αρρωστώ
με κάνουν κι (α)πεθαίνω γεια σ’ αγάπη μου
με κάνουν κι (α)πεθαίνω σε κλαίν’ τα μάτια μου
Για βγάλε Δήμο μ’ το σπαθάκι σου
και κόψε το λαιμό μου γεια σ’ αγάπη μου
και κόψε το λαιμό μου σε κλαίν’ τα μάτια μου
Για μάσε Δήμο μ’ και το γαίμα μου
σ’ ένα χρυσό μαντήλι γεια σ’ αγάπη μου
σ’ ένα χρυσό μαντήλι σε κλαίν’ τα μάτια μου
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Those beautiful eyes, my Dimo
Those beautiful eyebrows, I greet you, my love
Those beautiful eyebrows, my eyes are weeping for you
They make me be sick, my Dimo
They make me die, I greet you, my love
They make me die, my eyes are weeping for you
Aye, get out your sword, my Dimo
And slit my throat, be greeted my love
And slit my throat, my eyes are weeping for you
Aye, drink my blood, my Dimo
In a golden scarf, be greeted my love
In a golden scarf, my eyes are weeping for you