Lyrics:

BALKAN FOLKDANCE SOCIETY
/Pera stous pera kambous, / x3
Pou ine ee elyes,
/Ena monastiri, / x3
Pou pan ee kopelyes.
/Pao k?egho kiymenos, / x3
Ya na prosefitho,
/Na kano to stavro mou, / x3
San kathe Crhistiano.
/Vlepo mya panaya?lee, / x3
Vlepo mya kopelya,
/Na kanni to stavro tis, / x3
Kay lamb-ee eklisya.
/Roto xana roto tee, / x3
Po ou ?say kopelya?
/Apo etho konda?may, / x3
Ky?apo to mahalla.
Translation:
Over in the far fields,
Where the olive trees are,
There is a monastery,
Where the girls go.
I go too, poor fellow,
To say my prayers,
To cross myself,
BALKAN FOLKDANCE SOCIETY
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Like every Christian.
I see another Madonna,
I see a girl,
She crosses herself,
And the church lights up.
I ask again, I ask her,
Where are you from, my girl?
I am from near here,
From the neighborhood.