Ancient Bendir & Vocals - Little Sea by Christiana Papakosta

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Separation is sorrow...
― Little Sea, lyrics

Christiana Papakosta, an inspiring vocalist and ancient bendir player sing for us the traditional melody "Chamemilon", a song about the sorrow of separation visualized by the Greeks as the eternal come-and-go relationship between the ever-moving salted water of the sea and the always-there seashore.
The melody is written by Antonis Apergis (original title: Θαλασσάκι μου), with the music heavily based on the traditional song "Μανώλαρες" of the Skiros Island, while the lyrics are quite common in many different islands located all over the Aegean Sea.

Christiana plays on a one-of-a-kind LUTHIEROS Bendir (ancient frame-drum), beautifully painted by hand using ink on its leather drumhead. In many cultures, larger frame drums were played mainly in spiritual ceremonies.

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// Who is Christiana?
Christiana Papakosta was born in Limassol, Cyprus, and since 2014 she performs as a street musician in various places around Greece. She is a very talented artist in many senses, from signing to drawing to performing, et cetera. What's more, she holds a Fine Arts degree from the Department of Fine and Applied Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

* For lyrics in Greek, scroll down to the end of this description.

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// 🎼 Lyrics in Greek

Και ντ' έπαθες χαμέμηλον
και στέκεις μαραμένον γιάρ.
Γιαμ' η ρίζα σ' εμάρανεν
γιαμ' ο καρπό σ' ελλάεν γιάρ.

Γιαμ' ας σα χαμελόκλαδα σ'
κανέναν επειράεν γιάρ.

Νια η ρίζα μ' εμάρανεν
νια ο καρπό μ' ελλάεν γιάρ.
Νια ας σα χαμελόκλαδα μ'
κανέναν επειράεν γιάρ.

Έναν παιδίν κι ενάν κορίτσ'
ση ρίζα μ' εφιλέθαν γιάρ.
Κι εποίκαν όρκον κι όμνιμα
να μη εφτάν χωρισίαν γιάρ.

Κι ατώρα π' εχωρίγανε
γιαμ' εγώ έχω το κρίμαν γιαρ.

[TonyMonTana-xx]

Amazing.. looking
forward new rituals .. appreciated so much

[mixvideos]

It's wonderful what she creates with voice and instrument. I'm glad I've subscribed this channel.Thank you for sharing these talents.

[RousiakisMakis]

Ευχαριστούμε. Καλές Δυνάμεις συντρόφοι συναγωνισταί

[blancaplasenciacorrea]

Beautiful voice and singing accompanied by the frame drum. Could you write how it's pronounced for those of us who don't speak Greek? Thanks a lot....