Τα Ριζά | Rizà - Aitios | Ανάθεμα τον αίτιο

από τη δισκογραφική κυκλοφορία "Τα Ριζά" (από 01, 2019)
| from the LP/CD release "Rizà" (apo 01, 2019)
| for description and details in English, scroll down

Θεμιστοκλής Καρποδίνης, φωνή | Themistoklis Karpodinis, voice
Κωστής Ζουλιάτης, πιάνο, ηχητική σκηνοθεσία, βίντεο | Costinho, piano, sound scenery, video
Πέτρος Λαμπρίδης, κοντραμπάσο | Petros Lamprides, double-bass

Βασιλική Μπόγδανου, επιμέλεια παραγωγής | Vasiliki Bogdanou, production
Κώστας Χρυσόγελος, μίξη, τύμπανα | Digital Alkemist, mixing, drums
Γιάννης Χριστοδουλάτος, mastering | Yiannis Christodoulatos (Sweetspot), mastering
Συμεών Νικολαϊδης, ηχογράφηση | Simon Bloom (Shakti Sound Studio), recording

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«Ανάθεμα τον αίτιο» [Anáthema ton étio], translated to “I curse the culprit”. Table song from Agiasos, Lesvos. One of the oldest songs of Lesvos, it has been documented earlier than 1850. It was a favourite of Greek refugees who fled from Asia Minor in 1922, with variations in verse in pronunciation and dialect. Survivors from the purgatory of Ellis Island whisper along; refugees of today wave with their oars.

Lyrics:
I curse the culprit! Let him bear the guilt
For tearing us apart for no reason
You’re a grove and I’m a sapling, I can’t forsake you
Love me, my little one, like you did before
Heed not the words of strangers, just ask your heart
Jump in and save me from the waves, if I drown, it will be on your head
I’ll carry the grief with me all my life
I’ll be thinking of you with my trembling body
My untamed heart cries like a nightingale in the wilderness
[translation by Panos Tomaras]

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