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Our time together will be sweet. — The Circles of the Moon
In old Greece, the fates of youths lay not in their hands to choose their life partner. Thus birthed a tapestry of folk songs, each weaving tales of their passionate struggle to catch a glimpse of their forbidden love, a lyrical defiance against the constraints of destiny.
"The Circles of the Moon" is a folk love song originating from Northern Greece. It is performed here by Athena Katsanevaki and Eleni Eljona Sinjari on vocals, along with Theodore Koumartzis on a Lyre of Olympus, masterfully handcrafted in Greece by the LUTHIEROS family.
⚫ Find the perfect lyre for you at luthieros.com
🔵 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at
lyreacademy.com/choose-your-next-course
📽️ Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis.
The video shooting took place in the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music, Thessaloniki (Greece).
🎙️ About Athena Katsanevaki
Athena Katsanevaki has studied Musicology, Byzantine Music, and Violin, with a Ph.D. in Historical Ethnomusicology. Since 1990, she has repeatedly conducted intensive fieldwork in more than 200 little communities in the area of Northwestern Greece and abroad, among Greek speakers and bilingual or other language ethnic groups.
She has been involved with traditional singing and performance regarding the collaboration of the voice with the vocal techniques found in the traditional singing in different areas in Greece in a way that doesn’t abuse the contemporary personality of the singer but embodies traditional music through voice. She founded the vocal lab “Echo.” She has also collaborated with composers of contemporary European music, trying to find ways to embody traditional vocal styles in contemporary societies.
She has lectured for many years at the University of Macedonia and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, both in Greece. The Academy of Athens has praised her research and fieldwork, and her work was presented at various international conferences. She is affiliated with MOISA (The International Society for the Study of Greek and Roman Music and its Cultural Heritage) and ICTM (The International Council for Traditional Music).
🎙️ About Eleni Eljona Sinjari
Eljona – Eleni Sinjari is a versatile artist with studies on piano and vocals. With participation in many festivals, recordings and activities from classical music orchestras and chamber music ensembles (as pianist), book presentations (as composer and singer), children & mixed choirs (as conductor, accompanist, and choral arranger), vocal ensembles (as a vocalist and acapella arranger), theatrical performance (as actor and singer) as well as large jazz and rock's scenes (as singer and keyboard player).
She collaborates with the Contemporary Conservatory of Music in Thessaloniki, the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, and the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamaria, where she teaches piano, choir lessons, acapella groups, and chamber music.
🎙️ About Theodore Koumartzis
Theodore is the youngest brother of the Koumartzis family. Being part of the family's endeavor since its early stage, he soon came to be an inspiring top-notch lyre player, constantly learning and experimenting with musicians around the world.
He is the founder of the PAUSIS Project, a curator at the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music in Greece (Thessaloniki), and an integral part of LUTHIEROS Music Instruments.
🌱 Listen to Theodore's music at youtube.com/watch?v=izlnCWJEjes&list=PLcMWkAbRJunFz_TO-e_kw2k3Z18T1TESr
🇬🇧 Lyrics in English
A basil I'll become at your window
and I'll stay single for your sake.
The moon lights my love's door
Making circles in my love's garden.
Come out to your window, sneak away from your mother
and pretend to water your marjoram.
The moon lights your door
Making circles in your garden.
You on the window, and me dawning in the tavern,
Throwing hazelnuts to you to spare me a glimpse.
Come, come with me
our time together will be sweet.
🇬🇷 Original Lyrics in Greek
Original title "Βασιλικός θα 'γίνω" (eng. "A basil I'll become")
Bασιλικός θα γίνω στο παραθύρι σου
κι ανύπαντρος θα μείνω για το χατήρι σου.
Το φεγγάρι κάνει βόλτα στης αγάπης μου την πόρτα
Το φεγγάρι κάνει κύκλο στης αγάπης μου τον κήπο.
Έβγα στο παραθύρι κρυφά απ’ τη μάνα σου
και κάνε πως ποτίζεις τη μαντζουράνα σου.
Το φεγγάρι κάνει βόλτα στης αγάπης μου την πόρτα
Το φεγγάρι κάνει κύκλο στης αγάπης μου τον κήπο.
Εσύ στο παραθύρι και εγώ στο καπηλιό,
Λεπτόκαρα να ρίχνω να σε πετροβολώ.
Έλα, έλα με τ' εμένα
να περνάς χαριτωμένα.
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Our time together will be sweet. — The Circles of the Moon
In old Greece, the fates of youths lay not in their hands to choose their life partner. Thus birthed a tapestry of folk songs, each weaving tales of their passionate struggle to catch a glimpse of their forbidden love, a lyrical defiance against the constraints of destiny.
"The Circles of the Moon" is a folk love song originating from Northern Greece. It is performed here by Athena Katsanevaki and Eleni Eljona Sinjari on vocals, along with Theodore Koumartzis on a Lyre of Olympus, masterfully handcrafted in Greece by the LUTHIEROS family.
⚫ Find the perfect lyre for you at luthieros.com
🔵 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at
lyreacademy.com/choose-your-next-course
📽️ Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis.
The video shooting took place in the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music, Thessaloniki (Greece).
🎙️ About Athena Katsanevaki
Athena Katsanevaki has studied Musicology, Byzantine Music, and Violin, with a Ph.D. in Historical Ethnomusicology. Since 1990, she has repeatedly conducted intensive fieldwork in more than 200 little communities in the area of Northwestern Greece and abroad, among Greek speakers and bilingual or other language ethnic groups.
She has been involved with traditional singing and performance regarding the collaboration of the voice with the vocal techniques found in the traditional singing in different areas in Greece in a way that doesn’t abuse the contemporary personality of the singer but embodies traditional music through voice. She founded the vocal lab “Echo.” She has also collaborated with composers of contemporary European music, trying to find ways to embody traditional vocal styles in contemporary societies.
She has lectured for many years at the University of Macedonia and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, both in Greece. The Academy of Athens has praised her research and fieldwork, and her work was presented at various international conferences. She is affiliated with MOISA (The International Society for the Study of Greek and Roman Music and its Cultural Heritage) and ICTM (The International Council for Traditional Music).
🎙️ About Eleni Eljona Sinjari
Eljona – Eleni Sinjari is a versatile artist with studies on piano and vocals. With participation in many festivals, recordings and activities from classical music orchestras and chamber music ensembles (as pianist), book presentations (as composer and singer), children & mixed choirs (as conductor, accompanist, and choral arranger), vocal ensembles (as a vocalist and acapella arranger), theatrical performance (as actor and singer) as well as large jazz and rock's scenes (as singer and keyboard player).
She collaborates with the Contemporary Conservatory of Music in Thessaloniki, the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, and the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamaria, where she teaches piano, choir lessons, acapella groups, and chamber music.
🎙️ About Theodore Koumartzis
Theodore is the youngest brother of the Koumartzis family. Being part of the family's endeavor since its early stage, he soon came to be an inspiring top-notch lyre player, constantly learning and experimenting with musicians around the world.
He is the founder of the PAUSIS Project, a curator at the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music in Greece (Thessaloniki), and an integral part of LUTHIEROS Music Instruments.
🌱 Listen to Theodore's music at youtube.com/watch?v=izlnCWJEjes&list=PLcMWkAbRJunFz_TO-e_kw2k3Z18T1TESr
🇬🇧 Lyrics in English
A basil I'll become at your window
and I'll stay single for your sake.
The moon lights my love's door
Making circles in my love's garden.
Come out to your window, sneak away from your mother
and pretend to water your marjoram.
The moon lights your door
Making circles in your garden.
You on the window, and me dawning in the tavern,
Throwing hazelnuts to you to spare me a glimpse.
Come, come with me
our time together will be sweet.
🇬🇷 Original Lyrics in Greek
Original title "Βασιλικός θα 'γίνω" (eng. "A basil I'll become")
Bασιλικός θα γίνω στο παραθύρι σου
κι ανύπαντρος θα μείνω για το χατήρι σου.
Το φεγγάρι κάνει βόλτα στης αγάπης μου την πόρτα
Το φεγγάρι κάνει κύκλο στης αγάπης μου τον κήπο.
Έβγα στο παραθύρι κρυφά απ’ τη μάνα σου
και κάνε πως ποτίζεις τη μαντζουράνα σου.
Το φεγγάρι κάνει βόλτα στης αγάπης μου την πόρτα
Το φεγγάρι κάνει κύκλο στης αγάπης μου τον κήπο.
Εσύ στο παραθύρι και εγώ στο καπηλιό,
Λεπτόκαρα να ρίχνω να σε πετροβολώ.
Έλα, έλα με τ' εμένα
να περνάς χαριτωμένα.
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