Senior Recital IV. Κάτω στον Άγιο Σίδερο by Maurice Ravel

Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
II. Κάτω στον Άγιο Σίδερο

Despina Wilson, Soprano
Sarah Lanclos, Piano

Program Notes
“Κάτω στον Άγιο Σίδερο’s” texture is still and sober in tone, describing all of the Greek people gathered at a Church. The text reflects the oppression the Greeks were experiencing at the time by the Armenians in Turkey.

Κάτω στον Άγιο Σίδερο

Κάτω στον Άγιο Σίδερο,

στον Άγιο, Παναγιά μου,
στον Άγιο Κωνσταντίνο,
μαζεύγουνται, σωριάζονται,

του κόσμου γοι αντριωμένοι.
Down there, at the church of Saint Sideros

Down there, at the church,
at the church of Saint- Sideros,
at the church, oh Blessed Virgin,
at the church of Saint Costanndinos,
have come together,
have assembled in great numbers and are dying
people, oh Blessed Virgin,
all of the bravest people!