Mikri Mou Lemonia Mou - Greek Song feat. Cretan Lyra Lab

Vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji. I filmed this video during my trip to Greece last year in May of 2022. This is a Cretan folk song from the eastern regions of the island, where historically, the lyra was played more commonly than the violin, more popular in the Western regions under greater Venetian influence. The Cretan Lyre was played wonderfully by YouTube channel Cretan Lyra Lab: @cretanlyralab The beginning of the video was shot during my visit at the Stagakis Cretan Lyra Workshop, a workshop and music museum where Mr. Stagakis creates some of the most renowned Cretan lyras and lautos on the island, based on an old familial tradition dating back to at least a century. The instrumentation of this arrangement consists of a lauto and a Cretan lyra.

Greek lyrics:
Έλα, έλα μικρή μου λεμονιά μου...
Η λεμονιά που αγαπώ σ' άλλο μοιράσι πέφτει για ένα κλαδί λεμονανθό θα με ποδώσει κλέφτη,
Αυγή κι ηλιοβασίλεμα λεν ομορφιές του κόσμου όσοι δεν εγνωρίσανε τα δυο σου μάθια φως μου,
Δεντρί που σε καμάρωνα καθημερνή και σκόλη και δα 'γυρες τσι κλώνους σου σε ξένο περιβόλι

Romanised lyrics:
Éla, éla mikrí mou lemoniá mou...
I lemoniá pou agapó s' állo moirási péftei gia éna kladí lemonanthó tha me podósei kléfti,
Avgí ki iliovasílema len omorfiés tou kósmou ósoi den egnorísane ta dyo sou máthia fos mou,
Dentrí pou se kamárona kathimerní kai skóli kai da 'gyres tsi klónous sou se xéno perivóli

English translation:
Come, come, my little lemon...
The lemon tree that I love in another part falls for a branch of lemon blossom will make me a thief,
Dawn and sunset are the beauties of the world to those who have not known your two lessons, my light,
A tree that grows on you every day and every day, and you turn your branches into a foreign orchard